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JLPT N3 Intermediate

若しも

「もしも」

Emphatic “if” or “supposing” used for unlikely or imaginary scenarios.

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Other forms

もし less emphatic version
Adverb

What if..." / "Supposing...

Functioning as an intensifier for conditional statements, this adverb stresses that a scenario is purely hypothetical, unlikely, or contrary to reality.

Example

もしも 私 が 鳥 だっ たら 、 自由 に 空 を 飛べる のに 。

If I were a bird, I could fly freely in the sky.

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若しも (もしも)
もしも
Emphatic "if" or "supposing" used for unlikely or imaginary scenarios.
Example

この言葉を覚えましょう。

Let's memorize this word.

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