con tal de que
Spanish
Conjunction
- (followed by the subjunctive) as long as
- Synonyms: siempre y cuando, siempre que
- Estoy dispuesto a ayudarte con tal de que me lo pidas ― I am willing to help you as long as you ask me.
- 1882, Benito Pérez Galdós, El amigo Manso:
- Renuncio a la Farmacia con tal de que usted me acompañe a tomar buñuelos
- I will renounce the Pharmacy as long as you join me for a beignet
Further reading
- “con tal de que, o con tal que”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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