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is there a difference between ~ば form and ~たら form? if so, can you provide examples?
is there a difference between ~ば form and ~たら form? if so, can you provide examples?
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どちらも順接（条件と結果の接続）に使います。
「～ば」は条件と結果の関係が強いときに使うのに対し、「～たら」は関係が弱いときに使い、特に仮定を表すときによく使います。
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明日雨が降れば（降ったら）、運動会は中止だ。
これだけ勉強すれば（勉強したら）、きっと合格する。
夏になれば、プールの営業が始まる。（条件）
夏になったら、プールの営業が始まる。（仮定）
彼らの分析によれば、これから景気は悪くなる。（「たら」は不可）
国境の長いトンネルを抜けたら雪国であった。（後の文が過去形の場合は「たら」のみが使用可）
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