Meaning & usage
仮に is an adverb placed at the start of a sentence to introduce a hypothetical condition, meaning supposing that or even if. It comes before a conditional clause, typically one ending in ば, たら, or ても, and simply flags the whole statement as a supposition rather than a likely event.
Example sentences 8
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あなたがもし仮に一万ドルを持っていたらどうしますか。
What would you do if you had, say, ten thousand dollars?
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仮に明日雨が降ることがあれば、試合は延期されるだろう。
If it were to rain tomorrow, the match would be postponed.
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仮に生まれ変わるようなことがあれば、音楽家になりたい。
If I were to be born again, I would be a musician.
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仮に私の帰りが遅くなっても、おきていないでいいですよ。
If I should be late getting home, please don't wait up for me.
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仮にそれがそうだとしたら、後はどういうことになるのか。
Granting that it is so, what follows?
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もし仮に外国に住むことになれば、イギリスに住むだろう。
If I were to live abroad, I would live in Britain.
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仮に宝くじに当たったとしたら、そのお金で何を買いますか。
If you were to win the lottery, what would you buy with the money?
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仮に地球が自転をやめれば、どうなると思いますか。
Were the earth to stop revolving, what do you suppose would happen?