それ以外 else

Language
html
Surface
keywords
Locale
ja
Concept
else
Brain ID
html/keywords/else
Gloss
else — the branch taken when the if-condition fails
Upstream reference
MDN · deep
Brain version
1.1.0-alpha.13 · generated Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:26:24 GMT · hash 4914b8003cdd29d0…

Provenance

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Across locales

What each covering migration carries for this concept, per locale — the whole-brain view, not filtered by your language. Forms are the migration's leaf values (pre-transform, pre-human-verdict); a locale without a form falls back to canonical English. Chips open that locale's live docs page for this term.

demo-alpha · concept else — per-locale forms

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sealion-refinement · concept else — per-locale forms

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AI council review

Reviewed by 1 model · @cf/aisingapore/gemma-sea-lion-v4-27b-it · 2026-07-17

Cluster control-flow · locale ja · member else

improve
verdict
さもなくば
existing translation
そうでなければ
improved translation
Explanation

While 'さもなくば' is accurate, 'そうでなければ' (sore de nakereba) is the more common and natural way to express 'else' in contemporary Japanese, including in programming contexts. It's more readily understood by a wider range of developers.

Issue breakdown

  • consistency While it pairs with 'もし', it's overly formal and less common in modern programming style. 'そうでなければ' is more frequently used.