~ばいい

〜ba ii

JLPT N4 Casual Chapter 37: Advice, 6 of 7

Formation

Verb-ば-form + いい, い-Adjective + ければいい, な-Adjective + であればいい, Noun + であればいい

Express a suggestion or advice; 'should', 'it would be good if'.

When to use

Casual, softer suggestion - "it'd be good if...", near-identical register to たらいい.

Explanation

The ~ばいい grammar point is used to express a suggestion, recommendation or advice. It can be translated as 'should', or 'it would be good if' in English. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective, or noun.

Example sentences

Should (Advice / Expectation)

Corpus examples (60)

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