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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2021 · 3 MIN

なら

from Japanese Grammar Tips · host Yuya Sato

The functions of なら are "contrast" and "limitation". <Example Sentences> さしみ を たべたことが あります か。 Have you ever eaten sashimi before? すし なら たべたことが あります。 I have never eaten sashimi, but I have eaten sushi. にく は たべられます か。 Can you eat meats? とりにく なら たべられます。 I can eat chickens, but I can not eat other kind of meats. おさけ は すきです か。 Do you like alcohol? ビール なら すきです。 I like beer, but I don't like the other kind of alcohol so much. References: How to describe your experience https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/How-to-describe-your-experience-eog5ti Potential Verbs #1 https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Potential-Verbs-1-eoqaoi Potential Verbs #2 https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Potential-Verbs-2-eorp21 Introduction of Question Sentences https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Introduction-of-Question-Sentences-emmh81 X likes Y / X dislikes Y https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/X-likes-Y--X-dislikes-Y-encubj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuyaman1986

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