"ややもすれば" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [ja̠ja̠ mo̞ sɨɾe̞ba̠] Forms: yaya mo sureba [romanization]
Etymology: 稍(やや) (yaya, “slightly”) + particle も (mo, “even”) + すれ (sure), the 仮定形(かていけい) (kateikei) of する (suru, “to do”) + hypothetical conditional particle ば (-ba, “if”); literally "if one does slightly [then the subject in question will...]", i.e. "easily, inclined to". The superimposition of the kanji 動 (“move”) onto やや (yaya, “slightly”), a component with a different meaning than the superimposed kanji, is only in this set phrase, and can be understood in the context of movement, as in "if one [ever so slightly as] moves [then the subject in question will...]". Etymology templates: {{ja-r|稍|やや|slightly}} 稍(やや) (yaya, “slightly”), {{ja-r|も|t=even}} も (mo, “even”), {{ja-r|すれ}} すれ (sure), {{ja-r|仮定形|かていけい}} 仮定形(かていけい) (kateikei), {{ja-r|する|t=to do}} する (suru, “to do”), {{ja-r|-ば|t=if}} ば (-ba, “if”), {{ja-r|やや|t=slightly}} やや (yaya, “slightly”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|やや も すれば}} ややもすれば • (yaya mo sureba)
  1. easily; inclined to Synonyms: ややもすると (yaya mo suru to), ややもせば (yaya mo seba)

Alternative forms

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