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If only A/B, then C
B is the last remaining condition for A before C becomes true/possible.

  1. If only A/B, then C
    B is the last remaining condition for A before C becomes true/possible.
  2. If only A occurs, then B
    A is the only action/issue that needs to occur for B to be true/occur.
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あと 五 百 円 さえ あれば この ゾンビ の コスチューム を 買 え ま す 。 
If I only had 500 more yen, I could buy this zombie costume.
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あの 最 後 の 問 題 さえ 正 解 すれば 、 合 格 で き た のに 。 
I would have passed if only I had gotten that last question correct.

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Construction
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ANoun さえ BVerb: ~ば (Conditional)
 
ANoun さえ Bい-adjective: ければ form
 
ANoun さえ Bな-adjective: なら form
 
ANoun さえ BNoun なら
 
 
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Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N2 (日本語総まとめ）: 第２週　４日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第１部　６課
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第２部　４課
JLPT N2 / Advanced: Noun Suffixes - Mixed ②


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For the Noun さえ Verb/ば form, the さえ is usually replacing a direct object を marker.

本さえ読めば - if only I read the book
12 years ago
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If only A occurs, then B
A is the only action/issue that needs to occur for B to be true/occur.

  1. If only A/B, then C
    B is the last remaining condition for A before C becomes true/possible.
  2. If only A occurs, then B
    A is the only action/issue that needs to occur for B to be true/occur.
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毎 日 ２０ 分 運 動 さえすれば きっと 健 康 になる よ 。 
If you only exercise twenty minutes a day, I'm sure you'll be healthy.
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十 秒 考 え さえ すれば この 問 い を 理 解 できる はずだ 。 
You should be able to understand this problem if you only think for 10 seconds.
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その お 金 が 無 事 だ と 分 か り さえ すれば 、 その こと は 心 配 し な い 。 
As long as I know the money is safe, I will not worry about it.
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その 事 故 が どんなに 重 大 であった か は 、 この 記 事 を 読 み さえ すれば よい 。 
You have only to read this article to see how serious the accident was.

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Construction
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AVerb: Stem さえ すれば
 
Aな-adjective に/でさえ あれば
 
Aい-adjective -い く さえ あれば
 
ANoun で さえ あれば
 
AVerb: て-form さえ いれば
 
 
BResults
Where this grammar is found
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第２部　４課
JLPT N2 / Advanced: Mixed Particles


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Discussion about this grammar
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fareastfurfaro
Grammar mod. Level: 1, 好 : 500
Is there a difference between these two? They seem very similar aside from the use of a noun or a verb. I have two grammar books and the definitions in those books seem fairly different from each other so I'm not quite getting this grammar point.

Also, い-adjectives are base + くさえあれば and な-adjectives are base + でさえあれば. The Kanzen Master book also shows なければ forms for the adjectives as well.

According to the same book, nouns can also take these forms:
名詞　＋　さえ　＋　動詞-ば
名詞　＋　さえ　＋　い-ければ
名詞　＋　さえ　＋　な-なら
名詞　＋　さえ　＋　名詞＋なら
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13 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
There's a construction difference. The meaning is basically the same from what I understand.

I added the additional constructions, but I'm going to leave the two separated for now because the constructions are so different: the first set of usages involve 3 elements (A,B,C), whereas the second involves only 2. At some point in the future, I'll need to create a more complex explanation similar to pages like ている or たい.
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13 years ago
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fareastfurfaro
Grammar mod. Level: 1, 好 : 500
Gotcha, thanks for clearing that up and updating the page.
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13 years ago
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mireille
Years Studied: 3
Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 99
Update on the second meaning:

I-adjective stem (-い) + く+ さえ
Noun + さえ
Noun + でさえ

1. 食べ物がなくなれば、人間はネズミさえ食べる。
2. あんなに優秀な人でさえ合格できなかったんですよ。 (Unicom)
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12 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
Thanks, added!
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12 years ago
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mireille
Years Studied: 3
Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 99
I think I mixed (my comment) up with this grammar point:
http://www.renshuu.org/index.php?page=grammar/individual&id=186

Because it's only Noun + さえ/でさえ, without the すれば following after
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12 years ago
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mireille
Years Studied: 3
Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 99
If I follow Unicom, it says for this grammar point (さえ‾ば) the construction should be:

ますstem form verb + さえすれば
Noun + さえ + ば form verb

I-adjective stem (-い) + く+ さえあれば
Na-adjective + で + さえあれば

(1) 資料を調べさえすれば、すぐ分かることです。
(2) 見かけが美しくさえあれば、内容はどうでもいいと言うんですか。
(3) 健康でさえあれば、はかには何も望まない。
(4) 試験さえ済めば、いつでも旅行に行ける。
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12 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
Should "I-adjective stem (-い) + く+ さえ" go onto the other page?
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12 years ago
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mireille
Years Studied: 3
Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 99
Hmm, I'm not really sure anymore. Because in the grammar book under ‾(で)さえ it says the formation is
ますstem form verb + さえすれば
I-adjective stem (-い) + く+ さえ
Noun + さえ
Noun + でさえ
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12 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
Alright, I've cleaned up both this page and the other one you referenced - everything should be good now. It looks like the grammar book you're using blends the two, although I really feel like the two pages should be separate. This one focuses on 'if only', while the other one focus on 'even' (a stronger form of も/でも/にも)
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12 years ago
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mireille
Years Studied: 3
Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 99
You're right. ^^
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12 years ago
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mireille
Years Studied: 3
Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 99
In the new grammar book by Unicom (Bun no Rule) the construction has slightly changed. It's now:

ますstem form verb + さえ‾ば
い adjective (-い) + く+ さえ‾ば
な adjective + に + さえ‾ば
Noun + さえ‾ば
な adjective / Noun + でさえあれば
て form verb + さえいれば

親は子供が元気で丈夫にさえ育てば、他には何も望まないものだよね。
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12 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 109, 好 : 6,622
Added them!
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12 years ago



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