Today I am going to share the homework correction quoted from my JLPT N4 course!
The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?

 

[Student’s sentence]

 

嫌いければ、食べなくてもいいですよ。

*きらいければ、たべなくてもいいですよ。

 

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[My correction]

 

嫌いければ、食べなくてもいいですよ。
→嫌いなら、食べなくてもいいですよ。
If you don’t like it, you don’t have to eat it.

 

To conjugate na–adjectives into the conditional form, you simply add なら instead of ば.
嫌い is a na-adjective, so the conditional form is 嫌いなら.

e.g.
◎便利(べんり)なら、高(たか)くても買(か)います。
（×便利ければ、高くても買います。）
If it’s convenient, I’ll buy it even if it’s expensive.

◎有名(ゆうめい)なら、行(い)きたいです。
（×有名ければ、行きたいです。）
If it’s famous, I want to go.

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

 

In the JLPT course, all lessons come with homework, if you submit your homework, I will reply with corrections.
I can break down the Japanese grammar and point out mistakes, explaining the structure and nuances of Japanese in an easy-to-understand way.
You can also ask me any questions as much as you want. I will teach you until you get it!