何なら

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
何
なん
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Sound shift from なになら (naninara)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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何(なん)なら • (nannara) 

  1. if you don't mind, if you like, if you're so inclined, in fact
    Synonyms: よかったら, 望むなら, 希望なら, 必要なら, 可能なら
    何(なん)ならやめてもいいんだよ。
    Nannara yamete mo ii n da yo.
    You can stop if you don't feel like it.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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