JLPT N4 Grammar

ば (ba): if … conditional Meaning: if… then Explain: We use the conditional form to indicate the necessary condition for a certain event to occur. This clause is placed at the beginning of the sentence. If the beginning and the end of the sentence share the same subject, it is …

なら (nara) Meaning: if, if it is the case that, as for, in case How to use the: Verb-casual + (の)なら Noun + (の)なら いadj + (の)なら なadj + (の)なら Explain: Used to convey a certain information about the topic that conversation partner raised earlier. Example sentences: 1, 視界だけに頼るなら、ほかの感覚は弱まる。 shikai …

たら (tara) Meaning: if… then; after; when How to use the: Verb-casual, past + ら Noun + だったら いadj-たform + ら なadj + だったら Explain: This sentence is used to indicate that a certain action or behavior will be performed, or a situation will occur, an event, a movement or …

てみる (te miru) Meaning: try to (do something) How to use the: Verb-てform + みる Explain: This sentence pattern indicates the desire to try something Example sentences: 1, 事態がうまくない時には、一かばちかやってみるもんですよ。 jitai ga umakunai toki ni wa, ichika bachika yatte miru mon desu yo When things go badly, one is willing to …