〜なら~nara
Nara (〜なら) means “if; under that condition”.
I can work if it's for four hours.
Add 「〜なら」 to a noun to limit your judgment or suggestion to that condition or topic.
In the course
How it works
In a job interview, set a condition on working hours: if it is four hours, you can work.
Add 「なら」 directly to a noun. You can make the noun a condition without adding 「です」.
Take the topic the other person brings up, use 「なら」 to limit the scope, then give a judgment or suggestion.
「週末なら」 limits the statement to weekends. Under that condition, you can work all day.
「四時間なら」 sets a hypothetical working duration. It does not mean you have already worked for four hours.
「この仕事なら」 refers only to this job. It does not say whether you can do other jobs.
Example sentences
- 四yo時間jikanなら、nara働けますhatarakemasu
I can work if it's for four hours.
- このkono仕事shigotoなら、naraできますdekimasu
I can do this job.
In a conversation
- A一日何時間働けますか。
How many hours a day can you work?
- B四時間なら、働けます。
I can work if it's for four hours.
Check yourself
Level 0 · Conjugate
Change to 〜なら: “if that's the case”. 〜なら
（週末です）、一日中働けます。
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
If it's four hours, I can work.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
午前中 勉強できます。
If it's in the morning, I can study.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜ならif; under that condition
