假如 … ，就 … (if / supposing) · 假如⋯⋯，就⋯⋯
Plan for an available opportunity
- You advise a friend to try if an opportunity arises.
- 假如有机会，就去试试。 — The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying.
Plan for an available opportunity
- You advise a friend to try if an opportunity arises.
- if假如to have / there is有opportunity机会，then / just就to go去试试。 — The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying.
You advise a friend to try if an opportunity arises. What does 假如有机会，就去试试。 communicate?
The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying. 就 is common in the result clause, but not mandatory in every 假如 sentence. The condition is not a statement that the opportunity already exists.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 假如 … ，就 … (if / supposing). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
supposing假如have有chance机会，then就go去try试试。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is if假如 … ，then / just就 … (if / supposing). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
supposing假如have有chance机会，then就go去try试试。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: If there's a chance, give it a try: ____ 有机会，就去试试。
假如 … ，就 … = if / supposing: 假如有机会,就去试试. · 假如……,就…… = 假如:假如有机会,就去试试。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 假如有机会，就去试试。: The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, if假如to have / there is有opportunity机会，then / just就to go去试试。: The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
假如 is closest to… · 假如 最接近……
假如 ≈ 如果, a touch more formal / hypothetical. · 假如 ≈ 如果,略书面 / 假设。
Know the boundary
- 就 is common in the result clause, but not mandatory in every 假如 sentence.
- The condition is not a statement that the opportunity already exists.
Know the boundary
- then / just就 is common in the result clause, but not mandatory in every if假如 sentence.
- The condition is not a statement that the opportunity already exists.
Every sentence beginning 假如 must include 就 in the result clause.
就 is a common partner, not obligatory in every conditional: 假如你有空，我们一起去吧 is natural.
In the opening situation: The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying.
就 is common in the result clause, but not mandatory in every 假如 sentence. The condition is not a statement that the opportunity already exists. The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying.
Use the distinction
- The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying.
- 就 is common in the result clause, but not mandatory in every 假如 sentence. The condition is not a statement that the opportunity already exists.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — "If" statements.
Use the distinction
- The opportunity is a hypothetical condition for trying.
- then / just就 is common in the result clause, but not mandatory in every if假如 sentence. The condition is not a statement that the opportunity already exists.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — "If" statements.