タグ: but-however

[Subordinate Clause], [Main Clause].

= [Hypothetical Clause], [Conclusion].

= [ — + (V-ba)], [What will happen if hypothesis come true].

1. Kusuri o Nomeba, Kaze ga Naori masu. (If you take a medicine, the cold will be cured.)

2. Kita-kaze ga Fukeba, Suzushiku Nari masu. (If the north wind blows, it will get cooler.)

3. Shitsumon ga Areba, Watashi ni Kiite kudasai. (If you have a question, please ask me.)

Let us look at the sentence 2. The hypothetical clause is “Kita-kaze ga Fukeba,” and the conclusion is “Suzushiku Nari masu.” Is this conclusion expected or unexpected from the hypothetical clause? I should say I am sorry for the people in southern hemisphere, but in the northern hemisphere, the north wind is cool (or even cold), and the south wind is warm (or hot). Therefore, the conclusion is expected from the hypothesis.

Do you remember that there are two types of connections between two clauses. One is “So-therefore type”, and the other is “But-however type”, which we have learned in the section 25.

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This post was written with reference to the exercise A2 on Section35 of “Minna no Nihongo (2nd Edition)” published by “3A Corporation”