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So I'm familiar with many of the conditional forms in Japanese, と and なら and たら being common ones, but as I understand these only work in sentences with clauses and function in the role of English's "if" and sometimes "when". However in English we also have would which we use as a conditional. It's often used like "If X, Y would/n't". But we also use would on its own with the the if clause dropped. And I haven't come across an equivalent in Japanese and was wondering if their was a way to put that conditional would in the second part and drop the first if part?

Some example sentences in English:

"I'd go." (If i had money; if I was in your shoes; if I could, being implied.)

"It would not have happened."

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  • You can end sentences with たら/なら like ああ金があったら(なあ). But it is like using if clause alone.
    – sundowner
    Commented Jul 16, 2022 at 11:12
  • Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer.
    – Community Bot
    Commented Jul 16, 2022 at 18:20
  • Let's see if this gets your answer too :).
    – MickG
    Commented Jul 27, 2022 at 15:57

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