とあれば
Meaning
If/given that A (a special, serious or extreme situation), then B. B is usually a strong resolve, an obligation or a natural consequence.
Conjugation
N + とあれば: Vplain + とあれば
Examples
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家族のためとあれば、どんな苦労も惜しまない。
他ならぬ君の頼みとあれば、断るわけにはいかない。
必要とあれば、休日でも出勤します。
社長が直々に来るとあれば、準備を急がなければならない。
誰も決めたがらないとあれば、私が決めるしかない。
こんなに安いとあれば、客が殺到するのも当然だ。
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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 明日は雨とあれば、傘を持っていく。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 明日は雨なら、傘を持っていく。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: とあれば is for special or extreme conditions, not for ordinary everyday conditions; use なら/たら/ば.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 窓を開けたとあれば、猫がいた。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 窓を開けたら、猫がいた。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: とあれば cannot link an action to a one-time discovery or event; B must be a resolve, obligation, request or judgment. Use たら for 'when I did A, I found B'.
Key points
Use it when A is an exceptional situation that justifies an extreme action or an inevitable conclusion. The tone is formal or literary, and B often expresses a strong resolve, obligation, request or judgment. B can also describe a past response when the situation and response are both in the past. Unlike a neutral なら/ば/たら, it stresses that A is special enough to demand B.
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