So long as Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈsoʊ/ /ˈɫɔŋ/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz

SOH-LAWNG-AZ or SOH-LAWNG-EZ

UK

sˈəʊ/ /lˈɒŋ/ /ˈæs

SOH-LONG-AS

التعريف

Used to mean 'only if' or 'provided that'. It introduces a condition that must be true for something else to happen.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'So long as' is slightly formal and often used in written English. It functions the same as 'as long as.' Do not confuse it with 'so long' (goodbye). Common in conditional expressions: 'so long as you pay on time.'

• Spanish: siempre que - mientras
• Portuguese (BR): desde que - contanto que
• Portuguese (PT): desde que - contanto que
• Chinese (Simplified): 只要
• Chinese (Traditional): 只要
• Hindi: जब तक
• Arabic: طالما
• Bengali: যতক্ষণ না - যদি - যতক্ষণ পর্যন্ত
• Russian: если - при условии что - пока
• Japanese: 〜する限り - 〜である限り
• Vietnamese: miễn là - chỉ cần
• Korean: -하는 한 - -하기만 하면
• Turkish: -dığı sürece - şartıyla
• Urdu: جب تک - بشرطیکہ
• Indonesian: miễn là - chỉ cần

جمل نموذجية

You can go outside so long as you wear your coat.

basic

She will help us so long as we ask politely.

basic

You can stay here so long as you follow the rules.

basic

I don’t mind what we eat, so long as it’s not spicy.

natural

You can borrow my bike so long as you bring it back by tonight.

natural

He’s happy to help, so long as you don’t ask too often.

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