〜ばそれまでだ

Formation

N1ConditionalNeutral
Ba-Form
Verb
それまでだ
Ta-Form
Verb
それまでだ
Variations
たらそれまでだ

Meaning

Used to indicate that if a certain action or event occurs, all prior efforts, value, or meaning will be lost or in vain.

Examples

いくらお金があっても、死んでしまえばそれまでだ。

No matter how much money you have, if you die, that's the end of it.

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