只要 … ，就 … (as long as) · 只要 … ，就 … (desde que)
Distinguish enough from required
- A class rule says submitting the form is enough to join.
- 只要交表，就能参加。 — Submitting the form is presented as sufficient under this rule.
Distinguish enough from required
- A class rule says submitting the form is enough to join.
- if only只要交表，then / just就can / be able to能to participate参加。 — Submitting the form is presented as sufficient under this rule.
A class rule says submitting the form is enough to join. What does 只要交表，就能参加。 communicate?
Submitting the form is presented as sufficient under this rule. A sufficient condition need not be the only route. The grammar expresses the stated rule rather than proving that the rule holds in every real situation.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 只要 … ，就 … (as long as). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
as long as只要work hard努力，then就have有hope希望。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is if only只要 … ，then / just就 … (as long as). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
as long as只要work hard努力，then就have有hope希望。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: As long as you try, there's hope: 只要努力，____ 有希望。
只要 … ，就 … = as long as: 只要努力,就有希望. · 只要 … ，就 … = sempre que: 只要努力,就有希望.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 只要交表，就能参加。: Submitting the form is presented as sufficient under this rule.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, if only只要交表，then / just就can / be able to能to participate参加。: Submitting the form is presented as sufficient under this rule.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
只要 marks a condition that is… · 只要 marca uma condição que é…
只要 states a sufficient condition in the rule. 只有 states necessity; necessity does not by itself mean the only complete cause or a sufficient route.
Know the boundary
- A sufficient condition need not be the only route.
- The grammar expresses the stated rule rather than proving that the rule holds in every real situation.
只要 pairs with 就 in the result clause. · 只要 combina com 就 na oração do resultado.
Yes — 只要…，就…. · Sim — 只要…，就….
In the opening situation: Submitting the form is presented as sufficient under this rule.
A sufficient condition need not be the only route. The grammar expresses the stated rule rather than proving that the rule holds in every real situation. Submitting the form is presented as sufficient under this rule.
Use the distinction
- Submitting the form is presented as sufficient under this rule.
- A sufficient condition need not be the only route. The grammar expresses the stated rule rather than proving that the rule holds in every real situation.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Conditional statements.