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There are four main conditionals and a few others with more limited uses. I'll be pulling from Quartet 1, A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar and A Handbook of Japanese Grammar Patterns for Teachers and Students. The four conditionals たら・と・ば・なら have different levels of restrictions as to what we can and can't do with them. たら - With the second clause in the present tense, たら requires that the first action MUST be completed/realized before the second action. Expressions using the speaker's subjective opinion, volition (～ましょう) and desire (～たい) are common. The translation is can be a "if" or "when" statement. 宿題が終わったら、寝ようと思います - If/when I'm finished with my homework, I think I'll go to sleep. 明日、晴れたら、テニスがしたいです - If/when it's sunny tomorrow, I want to play tennis. 熱が出たら、学校を休んだほうがいい - If/when you have a fever, you should stay home from school. If the second clause is in the past tense we can talk about an unexpected event, and this becomes more of a "when" statement. 朝起きたら、雪が降った - When I

There are four main conditionals and a few others with more limited uses. I'll be pulling from Quartet 1, A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar and A Handbook of Japanese Grammar Patterns for Teachers and Students. The four conditionals たら・と・ば・なら have different levels of restrictions as to what we can and can't do with them. たら - With the second clause in the present tense, たら requires that the first action MUST be completed/realized before the second action. Expressions using the speaker's subjective opinion, volition (～ましょう) and desire (～たい) are common. The translation is can be a "if"…

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