できれば

できれば · dekireba · JLPT N3 · noun

possible

🤞 できれば = できる (can) + ば (if): if (it) can be done

できる means can or be able to, and the conditional ending ば means if. Together they make if it can be done, so if possible. It softens a request, as in できれば明日来てください: please come tomorrow, if possible.

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