例えば

果物は、例えばりんごや梨があります。
Fruit includes, for example, apples and pears.
例えば来週出発するとして、準備は間に合う？
Say we leave next week. Can we prepare in time?
日本の料理なら、例えば寿司が有名です。
Among Japanese foods, sushi is one example of something famous.
例えば、この図を見てください。
For example, look at this diagram.
例えば道に迷った場合を考えてみよう。
Let’s consider a case where we might get lost.

Similar words

仮に

例を挙げると

仮定して

一例として

果物は、例えばりんごや梨があります。
Fruit includes, for example, apples and pears.
例えば、この図を見てください。
For example, look at this diagram.
日本の料理なら、例えば寿司が有名です。
Among Japanese foods, sushi is one example of something famous.
例えば一つ例を挙げましょう。
Let me give one example.
運動には、例えば散歩も含まれます。
Exercise includes walking, for example.

例を挙げると

一例として

仮に

仮定して

It comes from the conditional form of 例える, “to compare by example.”

What does 例えば mean?

A cue to make an idea clearer through an example.

How do you read 例えば?

It is read たとえば, written tatoeba.

When would you use 例えば?

Use it for a real illustration or to set up an imagined scenario.

How is 例えば different from つまり?

つまり restates a conclusion in other words; this introduces one case among possible cases.

How does 例えば change in a sentence?

It is an invariant adverb; it often opens a sentence, with or without a following comma.

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