N2 — outside your level filter
ものなら
ものならmono naraN2neutral
Same meaning10
if; when
- ばif — general, lawlike conditionattaches at
- ば〜ほどthe more you do X, the more Y — two things rising togetherattaches at
- ばいいit'd be good to do; you can just do — low-stakes adviceattaches at
- 場合in the case that; if — a scenario named as a conditionattaches at
- 限りas long as; unless — marks the outer edge of what stays trueattaches at
- ならif (that's the case); as for — picks up what was just saidattaches at
- たらif; when; once — after the condition completesattaches at
- たらいいit'd be good if you did — advice fit to this one caseattaches at
- とwhenever; when — one thing automatically brings the nextattaches at
- としたらsupposing that; if we assume — a hypothesis set up for argument's sakeattaches at
All examples6
if only it were possible — a wish or dare about the impossible
できるものなら、あの日の判断をやり直したい。
dekiru mono nara, ano hi no handan o yarinaoshitai.
If it were possible, I would take back the decision I made that day. neutral
帰れるもんなら、今すぐ家に帰りたいよ。
kaereru mon nara, ima sugu ie ni kaeritai yo.
If I could go home, I'd go this very minute. casual
止められるものなら、止めてみろ。
tomerareru mono nara, tomete miro.
Stop me if you think you can. casual
if you were to do it — reckless, with a severe result
会議中に居眠りでもしようものなら、部長に一日中嫌味を言われる。
kaigichuu ni inemuri demo shiyou mono nara, buchou ni ichinichijuu iyami o iwareru.
If you so much as nod off in a meeting, the department head will needle you about it all day. neutral
遅刻でもしようもんなら、コーチにめちゃくちゃ怒られるよ。
chikoku demo shiyou mon nara, koochi ni mechakucha okorareru yo.
Turn up late even once and the coach will absolutely lay into you. casual
規定の手順を一つでも飛ばそうものなら、検査のやり直しをお願いすることになります。
kitei no tejun o hitotsu demo tobasou mono nara, kensa no yarinaoshi o onegai suru koto ni narimasu.
We will have to ask you to redo the inspection if it ever comes to skipping even one step of the set procedure. formal
How it's formed2
All forms2
もんならmonnaracontraction
The spoken shortening もん, heard here too — 帰れるもんなら.
（よ）うもんなら(yo)umonnaracontraction
味わおうもんなら
The usual spoken shape — 遅刻でもしようもんなら, 口に出そうもんなら. Plain ものなら works here too.
Notes
to もんなら in speech.