ば-form

ば-form

Update: 2021-03-01
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The ば-forms of a verb represents hypothetical situation or activity.




For ば-forms of the affirmative, drop the final vowel "u" and add "eba".


ex) 


たべる(taberu)→たべれば(tabereba)


いく(iku)→いけば(ikeba)


くる(kuru)→くれば(kureba)




For ば-forms of the negative, drop the final い and add ければ.


ex)


たべない→たべなければ


いかない→いかなければ


こない→こなければ




ばよかったです means "I wish I had done something" or "I should have done something".


なければよかったです means "I wish I had not done something" or "I should not have done something".




<Example Sentences>


あさごはん を たべればよかったです。


I should have eaten breakfast.




きのう パーティ に いけばよかったです。


I should have been to the party yesterday.




よなか に ラーメン を たべなければよかったです。


I should not have eaten a ramen noodle in the middle of the night.




きのう パーティ に いかなければよかったです。


I should not have been to the party yesterday.




References:


Verb Conjugation


https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Verb-Conjugation-emv716




Te-forms


https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Te-forms-enfaqj




Volitional Form


https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Volitional-Form-epmave




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