もし
もし
hepburn moshi
if (hypothetical)
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- もし雨なら行かない。If it rains, I will not go.
- もしもし、田中です。Hello, this is Tanaka.
Collocations
もし (moshi, if)もし～たらもしも (moshimo)もしもし (phone hello)万一 (man-ichi)
Mnemonic
Moshi (もし) is "if" — B + no-cluster simple grammar word. Dual meaning: (1) moshi ~tara (conditional adverb); (2) moshi moshi (phone hello, settled since Japans 1890 telephone introduction). Hiragana only. Usage: (1) moshi ame nara; (2) moshi o-jikan ga areba; (3) moshimo (intensified); (4) man-ichi (formal).
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