ては - Grammar Discussion

Grammar Points
#1

if・with
since・because

Structure

  • Verb[ て ] + は / ちゃ
  • いAdj[ て ] + は
  • なAdj + では / じゃ
  • Noun + では / じゃ

[if/ when + negative expectation・negative comment・ AてはB、used when the (hypothetical) outcome of an A is expected to be undesirable (B) or to negatively comment (B) about A]

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#2

This one made me feel a little overwhelmed lol. Halfway through N2 I learn yet another way to say “if” with yet another new nuance?

Did someone make a list of all the possible ‘if…then’ structures and their nuances? I reckon it would come in handy.