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ba
particle

English Meaning(s) for ば

particle
  1. if ... then; when
  2. and (often ...も...ば...も...)
  3. why don't you...? (sentence final)
  4. the more (one does something) (often ...ば...ほど)
  5. because; since

Stroke Order Diagrams for ば

Sample Sentences for ば

The reckless girl climbed the tree regardless of danger.
It was gambling that brought about his ruin.
Tom said, "You can kiss your girlfriend goodbye if you don't kiss her goodbye." which meant "If you don't kiss your girlfriend goodbye, then you'll never see her again."
Chokichi keenly felt that people, as they get older, forget entirely about the worries that only young people know about and that they themselves experienced in their youth; and that they nonchalantly take this convenient disposition where they judge harshly the circumstances of the young persons born of the next generation. He felt that there was truly an irreconcilable gap between the old and the young.
You should be true to your friends.

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