ば (B. 81)

Example sentences

(ks).　
この薬を飲めばよくなる・なります。
If you take this medicine, you'll get well.
(a).　
これは松本先生に聞けば分かります。
You'll understand it if you ask Professor Matsumoto.
(b).　
その町は車で行けば三十分で行ける。
You can get to that town in thirty minutes if you go by car.
(c).　
安ければ買います。
I'll buy it if it's cheap./I would buy it if were cheap.
(d).　
時間があれば京都へも行きたい。
If I have time, I want to go to Kyoto too./If I had time, I would want to go to Kyoto, too.
(e).　
見たければ見なさい。
If you want to see it, see it.
(f).　
出来ればこれもやってください。
Please do this, too, if you can.

Formation

(i) Group 1 verbs Vconditional ば  
  話せば If someone talks
(ii) Group 2 verbs Vstem れば  
  食べれば If someone eats
(iii) Irregular verbs 来る→来れば If someone comes
  する→すれば If someone does
(iv) Adjective い Adjective い stem ければ  
  高ければ If something is expensive
(v) Adjective な Adjective な stem {なら (ば)/ であれば}  
  {静かなら (ば)/ 静かであれば} If something is quiet
(vi) Noun+copula Noun {なら (ば)/ であれば}  
  {先生なら (ば)/ 先生であれば} If someone is a teacher