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如果⋯⋯的话 (rúguǒ... dehuà) is a pattern commonly used in Chinese to express "if." An easy way to remember the pattern's format is that in the full form, the condition is "sandwiched" between 如果 and 的话.

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== Fuller Pattern == === Structure ===

如果 ⋯⋯ 的话，(就) ⋯⋯

Note that 就 (jiù) is often optional. For more on using 如果 with 就, check out the [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22if%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6%22 "if…, then…" two-part pattern with 如果……就……]. === Examples ===

* ''如果'' 明天下雨 ''的话'' ，我们 '''就''' 不去了。''Rúguǒ'' míngtiān xiàyǔ ''dehuà'', wǒmen '''jiù''' bù qù le.If it rains tomorrow, we won't go. * 别点那么多菜。''如果'' 吃不完 ''的话'' ，'''就''' 太浪费了。Bié diǎn nàme duō cài. ''Rúguǒ'' chī bù wán ''dehuà'', '''jiù''' tài làngfèi le.Don't order so much. It will be a big waste of food if we can't finish all. * ''如果'' 有人帮他 ''的话'' ，他 '''就''' 不会出事了。''Rúguǒ'' yǒu rén bāng tā ''dehuà'', tā '''jiù''' bù huì chūshì le.If someone had helped him, he would't have had this accident. * ''如果'' 你们不来 ''的话'' ，一定会后悔的。''Rúguǒ'' nǐmen bù lái ''dehuà'', yīdìng huì hòuhuǐ de .If you don't come, you'll definitely regret it. * ''如果'' 他不同意 ''的话'' ，你怎么办？''Rúguǒ'' tā bù tóngyì ''dehuà'', nǐ zěnmebàn?What will you do if he disapproves?

== Simple Pattern == Colloquially, it's also possible to drop the 如果 and just use the 的话 instead to mean "if." 的话 is optional. === Structure ===

⋯⋯ (的话) ，就 ⋯⋯

=== Examples ===

* 不想去 ''的话'' '''就''' 别去了。Bù xiǎng qù ''dehuà'' '''jiù''' bié qù le.Don't go if you don't feel like going. * 好吃的 ''的话'' ，'''就''' 多吃点。Hǎochī de ''dehuà'', '''jiù''' duō chī diǎn.If you think it's tasty, eat some more. * 喜欢 '''就''' 拿走吧。Xǐhuan '''jiù''' názǒu ba.Take it if you like it.

It's even possible to use neither 的话 nor 就, and let the "if" be completely implied.

* 有事给我打电话。Yǒu shì gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.Give me a call if you need anything. * 有空来我家玩。Yǒu kòng lái wǒ jiā wán.If you're not busy, come to my place so we can hang out.

Note that 如果 can be switched out for the various other terms for "if," including [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6_Then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22yaoshi%22 the common 要是] (yàoshi) and [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6_Then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22jiaru%22 the formal 假如] (jiǎrú), among others. == See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6,_then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ruguo%E2%80%A6,_jiu%E2%80%A6%22 "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22If%E2%80%A6_Then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22yaoshi%22 "If… Then…" with "yaoshi"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Marking_a_topic_with_%22de_hua%22 Marking a topic with "de hua"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Only_if%22_with_%22zhiyou%22 "Only if" with "zhiyou"] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide] (pp. 280) [http://amzn.to/2xCpX2m →buy] === Websties === * Chinesegrammar.info: [http://chinesegrammar.info/vocabulary/de-hua-expressing-if/ Chinese grammar de hua (的话): expressing “if” in Chinese with de hua]

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