The particle ば with nouns and な-adjectives

For making positive conditional sentences with nouns and な-adjectives using the ば-particle, you add ならば or であれば after the noun or な-adjective. ならば is the most commonly used form, especially in spoken Japanese.

For making negative conditional sentences with nouns and な-adjectives using the ば-particle, you add じゃ なければ or で なければ after the noun or な-adjective. じゃ なければ is the most commonly used form, especially in spoken Japanese.

Contributors