〜とあれば (~to areba) — if it's (for) ~, (I'd do anything)
If it is for someone or something special, 'I'll do whatever it takes' — a form that shows strong resolve.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
- Say your mother calls from Nepal: 'We need some money for your brother's studies.'
- You answer: 'If it's for his studies, I'll send it somehow.'
- It sounds a little stiff and formal.
Meaning
- 「〜とあれば」= 'this is no ordinary matter, it's a special reason, so I'll do anything'.
- What follows is the speaker's will, decision or guess: どんなことでもする・断れない・〜だろう.
How to attach
- Straight after a noun: 家族のためとあれば
- Straight after the plain form of a verb or い-adj: 働けるとあれば
- After a noun or な-adj, 「だ」is usually dropped, though keeping it is fine: 必要だとあれば
Versus what you know
It overlaps with the 「〜なら」you already know (「子供のためなら」), but 「なら」is a plain condition; 「とあれば」stresses 'this is a special case'.
Watch out
It is not used for something that just happens by itself, like a law of nature ('when spring comes, flowers bloom').
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
家族のためとあれば、どんな仕事でも頑張れる。
かぞくのためとあれば、どんなしごとでもがんばれる。
If it's for my family, I can work hard at any job.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 家族のため = for my family (N) → attach 「とあれば」 directly, without 「だ」 = if it's for my family → then the speaker's firm will: どんな仕事でも頑張れる.
社長の頼みとあれば、断るわけにはいかない。
しゃちょうのたのみとあれば、ことわるわけにはいかない。
If it's the company president's own request, I can't refuse.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 頼み = request (N) → 社長の頼み = the boss's own request (not an ordinary thing) → 「とあれば」 → then the speaker's decision: 断るわけにはいかない = I can't refuse.
日本で働けるとあれば、毎日三時間の勉強も苦にならない。
にほんではたらけるとあれば、まいにちさんじかんのべんきょうもくにならない。
If it means I can work in Japan, three hours of study a day is no hardship.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 働ける = can work (plain form) → attach 「とあれば」 directly = if it means I get to work → then the speaker's feeling: 苦にならない = it doesn't feel like a hardship.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「子供の将来のため＿＿＿、親はどんな苦労も我慢する。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: Which particle comes after the noun?
N + とあれば. 子供の将来のためとあれば = if it's for the child's future.
In which sentence is 「とあれば」unnatural?
💡 Hint: Does the speaker's will or decision follow, or something that just happens?
とあれば is followed by the speaker's will, decision or guess. Flowers blooming in spring is a law of nature — say 「春になると」there.
Chatting with a friend: 'If you're going, I'll go too' — which is natural?
💡 Hint: Is this a plain condition or a special reason?
とあれば is for a special reason, in stiffer language. For a plain condition with a friend, 「なら」is natural.
Your score: /3