connective N4 common casualpolitewritten
の場合(は) — in the case of
の場合(は) ・ のばあい(は)
Meaning
- in the case of ~ / when it's ~ — 場合 attached to a noun via の, presenting that situation
Key sentence
雨の場合は、試合は中止です。
In the case of rain, the match is cancelled.
Easily confused with
See の場合(は) in real sentences
Jengo shows の場合(は) the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.