ば
Meanings
Particle
Conjunction
1. if ... then; when
2. and (often ...も...ば...も...)
Particle
3. why don't you ...? (sentence final)
Particle
Conjunction
4. the more (one does something) (often ...ば...ほど)
Pitch accent
ば
Examples18
金持ち
If I get rich, I will buy it.
ゆっくり
Slow and steady wins the race.
同じ
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
私
I hope she will get well.
４
At four we could go home.
頑固
The more stubborn you are, the more isolated you become.