〜さえ〜ば

Formation

N3ConditionalNeutral
Dict. Form
Noun
さえ
Ba-Form
Verb
/Adj.
Dict. Form
Na-adj
さえ
Ba-Form
Verb
/Adj.
ます-Form
Verb
さえ
すれば / しなければ
Te-Form
Verb
さえ
いれば / いなければ

Meaning

Indicates that as long as one specific condition is met, everything else will be fine or is not an issue.

Examples

雨さえ降らなければ、ピクニックに行けます。

As long as it doesn't rain, we can go on a picnic.

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