Breakdown of sanpo
scatter
散
Twenty-one moons strike the sky and scatter light across the night.
walk
歩
When you go for a walk, you stop a few times to look around you.
Usages of sanpo
散歩するsanposuru
to go for a walk; to stroll
散歩中 に 美しい 花々 を 見つけました。sanpotyuu ni utukusii hanabana wo mitukemasita.
I found beautiful flowers while walking.
天気 が よかったら、 散歩 に 行きます。tenki ga yokattara, sanpo ni ikimasu.
If the weather is good, I'll go for a walk.
天気 が いい と、 散歩 に 行きます。tenki ga ii to, sanpo ni ikimasu.
When the weather is good, I usually go for a walk.
天気 が よかったら、 散歩 に 行きます。
天気 が いい と、 散歩 に 行きます。
tenki ga yokattara, sanpo ni ikimasu.tenki ga ii to, sanpo ni ikimasu.
If the weather is good, I'll go for a walk.
You cannot use と here, as the consequence is neither habitual nor uncontrollable.
雨 が 降らなければ、 散歩 に 行きます。ame ga huranakereba, sanpo ni ikimasu.
If it doesn't rain, I'll go for a walk.
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