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えば、フランス

ならロシア

のジョークを

いてもなかなか

えないかも

れない。

A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.

Grammar and points of interest

なかなか〜なかなか〜

quite~, pretty~, rather~; just won't work

例えば、フランス人ならロシア人のジョークを聞いてもなかなか笑えないかも知れない。

particle を particle を

direct object marker

例えば、フランス人ならロシア人のジョークを聞いてもなかなか笑えないかも知れない。

なら conditional form なら conditional form

(verbs, adjectives, nouns) if

例えば、フランス人ならロシア人のジョークを聞いてもなかなか笑えないかも知れない。

verb / adjective て form + も verb / adjective て form + も

even if ~

例えば、フランス人ならロシア人のジョークを聞いてもなかなか笑えないかも知れない。

particle も + negative verb particle も + negative verb

not at all, never, nowhere etc

例えば、フランス人ならロシア人のジョークを聞いてもなかなか笑えないかも知れない。

例えば（たとえば）例えば（たとえば）

for example

例えば、フランス人ならロシア人のジョークを聞いてもなかなか笑えないかも知れない。

〜かもしれない〜かもしれない

may be

例えば、フランス人ならロシア人のジョークを聞いてもなかなか笑えないかも知れない。

Conjugations and inflections

なら is the conditional form of copula だ ALL INFLECTIONS

聞いて is the te form of 'ku' godan verb 聞く ALL INFLECTIONS

笑えない is the plain negative form of ichidan verb 笑える ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

えば

for example; for instance; e.g.

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noun

Frenchman; Frenchwoman

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だ

copula

1. be; is (see also: である, です; plain copula)

auxiliary verb

2. indicates past or completed action (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)

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ロシア

noun

Russian (person, people)

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ジョーク

noun

joke

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く

'ku' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to hear

2. to listen (e.g. to music) (usu. 聴く)

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なかなか

adverb, 'na' adjective

1. very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather (often written with kana only)

2. by no means (with negative verb); not readily (often written with kana only)

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える

to be made to laugh

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かも

Most common form: かもしれない

expression

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly (often written with kana only)

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Kanji

例

レイ example たとえる to illustrate, to compare たとえば for example

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列

レツ row

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刂

トウかたな sword

歹

death

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夕

セキゆう night

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タ

katakana 'ta'

一

イチイツひとつひと- one

亻

ジンニンひと man

人

ジンニンひと person

聞

ブンモンきく to listen, to hear きこえる to be heard

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耳

ジみみ ear

門

モンかど gate

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笑

ショウわらう to laugh えむ to smile

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⺮

bamboo

夭

calamity

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ノ

katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from

大

ダイタイおおきい big おおいに very much おお-

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知

チしる to know

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矢

シや arrow

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𠂉

ジンニンひと man

口

コウクくち mouth

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