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なら〜で・たら〜で: the difference

Meaning

If

Past papers

Not yet

Example

上司じょうし:「塗ぬるなら塗ぬるでもっと丁寧ていねいに仕上しあげなさい。」

Boss: 'If you're going to paint it, finish it more carefully.'

Meaning

Even if, If

Past papers

Tested once in past papers

Example

「もし失敗しっぱいしたら失敗しっぱいしたで、また最初さいしょからやり直なおそうと思おもう。」

'Even if I fail, I will do it again from the beginning.'

How to tell them apart

「なら~で」: about a not-yet-real supposition and a firm attitude. If you mean to do A or dislike A, go all the way, no wavering: 「やるならやるで真剣にやれ」.

「たら~で」: about coping once something has happened. Even if it does become A, there is a way then: 「失敗したらしたで、次を考えよう」.

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