JLPT N1 grammar

〜とすると、とすればmeaning and usage

Meaning

Supposing A is true; If A is the case

How to form it

  • plain formとすると/とすれば

How it is used

① Supposes A and draws a conclusion from it (「一日三時間勉強するとすると」). ② Reasons from information just received: 'if that's so, then…'. Almost the same as 「としたら」 and slightly more formal than 「なら」.

Examples

  1. それが本当だとすれば、 すぐに行かなきゃ。

    Supposing that is true, we have to go right away.

  2. 毎月三万円ずつ貯めるとすると、一年で三十六万円になる。

    If you save 30,000 yen a month, that comes to 360,000 yen a year.

  3. 彼がまだ来ていないとすれば、道に迷ったのかもしれない。

    If he still hasn't arrived, maybe he got lost.