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文2課 条件を表す文 教科書 p.124〜127
Conditional sentence — 仮定/確定, unreal assumption, opening statement
文2課

前置きの条件形(仮定の意味がない)

教科書 p.124〜127
用法:思えば・考えてみれば・言ってみれば・言わせてもらえば・はっきり言えば
The conditional form is used to open words, completely does not have a hypothetical meaning.
注意 / Note:Or go with verbs of thinking/speaking(思う・考える・言う・振り返る). Exam questions are often put at the beginning of sentences.
比較 / Compare:The conditional form does not have a hypothetical meaning, it is just an opening.
よく出る形 / Common form:思えば・考えてみれば・振り返ってみれば・言ってみれば・はっきり言えば.
思えば、あの事件もずいぶん昔の話になった。
Thinking back, that incident was a long time ago.
わたしに言わせてもらえば、苦労したことがない人にリーダーは務まらない。
If I let me say it, people who have never suffered cannot be leaders.
考えてみれば、あれが転機だったのかもしれない。
Thinking back, perhaps that was the turning point.

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