それまでだ
(Sore made da)
if X, that's the end / that's all there is to it.
Connection rules
- ＋V ば-form + それまでだ; also 〜たらそれまでだ.
- ＋Finality / resignation — 'if X, nothing more can be done'.
- ＋Common in warnings: 失敗すればそれまでだ.
Examples
1.
失敗すればそれまでだ。
Shippai sure ba sore made da.
If you fail, that's the end of it.
「if X, that's the end / that's all there is to it」
2.
バッテリーが切れれば、それまでだ。
Batterii ga kirere ba, sore made da.
If the battery dies, that's it.
「if X, that's the end / that's all there is to it」
Practice
No matter how much wealth you accumulate, if you die, that's the end of it.
いくら富を築いても、___。
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