ならば
Japanese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Classical hypothetical form of copula なり (nari, “to be”), formed by attaching ば (ba) to the irrealis stem なら (nara).
Particle
[edit]- Alternative form of なら (nara, “if”, conditional particle)
Derived terms
[edit]- なら (nara)
Etymology 2
[edit]Classical hypothetical form of 成る (naru, “to become; to come into being”), formed by attaching ば (ba) to the irrealis stem なら (nara).[1][2]
As a conjunction, first cited to the late 1500s.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]- [from late 1500s] Alternative form of なら (nara, “if”, conditional particle)
Derived terms
[edit]- なら (nara)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ならば”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “ならば”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months