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ものなら  [(2)ものなら]  [もんなら]  [物+なら]  [liter]    meaning:  if  rank: 2
☆ やれるもんならやってみろ ⇨ If you say you can do it, then do, prove, it  (☛ An unlikely supposition. もん is a colloquial alternate of もの)

もんなら  [(1)もんなら]  [ものなら]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  if  rank: 2
☆ そんな簡単にやれるもんなら苦労しないんだよ ⇨ If it is that easy, nobody would have problem with it  (☛ A colloquial form of ものなら)
☆ やれるもんならやってみろ ⇨ Go ahead if you can really do it  (☛ A colloquial form of ものなら)


More examples:
  • やれるもんならやってみろ ⇨ If you say you can do it, then do, prove, it