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It also shows a cause-and-effect relationship, indicating "when something happens, then" rather than "if.” Thus, "When there is a vivid sunset, the next day will be clear." translates as "Yuyake '''ni''' nare '''ba''' yokujitsu '''wa''' tenki '''ni''' naru."

It also shows a cause-and-effect relationship, indicating "when something happens, then" rather than "if.” Thus, "When there is a vivid sunset, the next day will be clear." translates as "Yuyake '''ni''' nare '''ba''' yokujitsu '''wa''' tenki '''ni''' naru."

Another use is to indicate the topic that will be discussed in the next clause, something akin to saying "speaking of..." or "in terms of..." If I wanted to recommend a good sushi restaurant, I could say "Osushi nara '''ba''' mise '''ga''' oishii desu '''yo'''", which means "Speaking (or "in terms") of sushi, that restaurant is a good one."

Another use is to indicate the topic that will be discussed in the next clause, something akin to saying "speaking of..." or "in terms of..." If I wanted to recommend a good sushi restaurant, I could say "Osushi nara '''ba''' mise '''ga''' oishii desu '''yo'''", which means "Speaking (or "in terms") of sushi, that restaurant is tasty."

 

"Ba" can also be used with the particle "mo" to indicate a relationship between a list or pattern of things or events. In English it could be "(something) and (something) (is/thus/are)". For example, "Kanojo '''wa''' piano '''mo''' hike '''ba''' e '''mo''' kaku tasai '''no''' hito desu (As for her, piano (''something 1'') (also) to play (and) painting (''something 2'') (also) to paint talented person it is)" means "She is a talented person, who can play the piano and paint."

 

It should be mentioned that the "e" shown above is ''not'' the particle "e" (へ), but the noun "e" (絵) "painting, drawing, or sketch". This is one of the dangers of writing Japanese in romaji - [[homophone|homophones]], or words that sound (and are "spelled") the same, but have a different meaning.

==De (で)==

==De (で)==

The catch comes when you are using a comparison to correct somebody. If for example, somebody thought Osaka was larger than Tokyo, you would change the emphasis of the comparison, as well as add the phrase "no hou ga" and say, "Ousaka '''yori''' Toukyou '''no hou ga''' eki desu." The English translation is the same, but the nuance is that you are correcting somebody's incorrect statement.

The catch comes when you are using a comparison to correct somebody. If for example, somebody thought Osaka was larger than Tokyo, you would change the emphasis of the comparison, as well as add the phrase "no hou ga" and say, "Ousaka '''yori''' Toukyou '''no hou ga''' eki desu." The English translation is the same, but the nuance is that you are correcting somebody's incorrect statement.

==Notes==

==Datte (だった)==

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It is also used to list various items, if they ultimately have the same meaning, or impact, much like the English, "If 'x', or 'y'... doesn't matter/is the same".  So, if I do not mind which day we go shopping, I could say, "Ashi<i></i>ta '''datte''' asatte '''datte''' kamaimasen '''yo''' (tomorrow (or) day after tomorrow (or) it doesn't matter (really)." or, "It doesn't matter if it's tomorrow, or the day after." The fact that the sentence ends in "yo" means I ''really'' do not mind and the choice is yours to make.

 

 

 

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