diff --git a/guide/english/javascript/conditional-ternary-operators/index.md b/guide/english/javascript/conditional-ternary-operators/index.md
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: Conditional Ternary Operators
 ### Basic usage
 The ternary operator is a compact way to write an if-else inside an expression.
 ```js
-const thing = (condition) ? <if true> : <if false>;
+const thing = <condition> ? <if condition is true> : <if condition is false>;
 ```
 E.g.
 ```js
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ You can also chain ternary operators, this way you will have an if-else if-else
 : <second condition> ? <value if second is true>
 : <fallback value>
 ```
+### Comparison to if statement:
+The ternary operator is essentially a simplification of the normal `if` statement. You turn this:
+```js
+if (condition) {
+    <if condition is true>;
+} else {
+    <if condition is false>;
+}
+```
+Into this:
+```js
+var output = <condition> ? <if condition is true> : <if condition is false>;
+```
+As you can see, it is much easier to write and read.
 > **Pro tip**: As you see you can split the ternary operator on multiple lines
 E.g.
 ```