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naraba
auxiliary, conjunction

Alternate Written Forms:

nara

English Meaning(s) for ならば

auxiliary
  1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
  2. as for; on the topic of
conjunction
  1. if that's the case; if so; that being the case
  2. if possible; if circumstances allow

Stroke Order Diagrams for ならば

Sample Sentences for ならば

If you had left home a little earlier you would have been in time.
If he'd been there, he'd have told you to mind your manners.
Had they left a little earlier, they would have avoided the traffic jam.
If I had to define life in a word, it would be: Life is creation.
I'll follow you, come hell or high water.

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