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Grammar and points of interest
さえ + verb ば・たら conditional
さえ + verb ば・たら conditional
if only ~, once ~
しっかりした判断力がありさえすれば、どんな種類の本を読もうとたいした問題ではない。
いる / います and ある / あります
いる / います and ある / あります
existence; possession
しっかりした判断力がありさえすれば、どんな種類の本を読もうとたいした問題ではない。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1. tightly (holding on); firmly; securely (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) (often written with kana only)
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)2. to have (often written with kana only)
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particle
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed(click the word for examples and links)
2. (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.) (as in どんな人でも)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read2. to count (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)2. indicates will
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Most common form: 大した
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
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noun
1. question (e.g. on a test); problem2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
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2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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