[JLPT grammar] お金があれば, お金があったら, what’s the difference?
Today I am going to share the Q&A quoted from my JLPT N3 course!
[Student’s Question]
先生、
・お金があれば、旅行できるのに。
・お金があったら、旅行できるのに。
何が違いますか。
What’s the difference?
*お金(かね)
旅行(りょこう)
何(なに)
違(ちが)います
[My Reply]
JP;
お金があれば、旅行できるのに。
=「でも、お金がないから旅行できない」と強(つよ)く思(
「〜ば」を使(つか)うときは、いつも反対(はんたい)
お金があったら、旅行できるのに。
＝「お金があったらいいな」と思う。それだけ。
とくに、気持(きも)ちを入(い)れないで話(はな)
EN;
お金があれば、旅行できるのに。
If I had the money, I could travel.
=”But I can’t travel because I currently have no money.” The speaker is strongly considering this.
Whenever we use ば, we also consider the opposite situation.
お金があったら、旅行できるのに。
If I had the money, I could travel.
＝”I wish I had money,” that’s all.
If you just want to describe the condition, use たら. If you want to emphasize that “but in fact, the situation is the opposite.” use ば.
I hope my answer helps you.😊
In the JLPT course, you can ask me any questions as much as you want.
I will teach you until you get it!
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