只要 (zhǐ yào) expresses the sufficient condition and is always used with 就 (jiù) and 便 (biàn). We can only catch the train if we get up early. However, the condition 只有 (zhǐ yǒu) talks about the essential condition, and is used with 才 (cái). Both 只有 (zhǐ yǒu) and 只要 (zhǐ yào) can express conditional conjunctions. 只要 (zhǐ yào) can be used to express ‘as long as’. If what you said is true, then it is him who is the liar. ‘If…then’ sentences with 的话 (de huà)Īn ‘if clause’ can end with a 的话 (de huà): If we’re not friends, it’s unlikely that I will go and see you.
If you don’t have any arrangements this weekend, how about going to the cinema? If you do not come, please tell me in advance. There is no word in Chinese that specifically expresses ’then‘, but the adverb 就 (jiù) is usually added to the second clause. 假使 (jiǎ shǐ), 倘若 (tǎng ruò) and 倘使 (tǎng shǐ) are usually found in formal written Chinese. 要是 (yào shi) and 如果 (rú guǒ) are mainly used in spoken and written Chinese, whereas 假如 (jiǎ rú) is more likely to be used in formal speech or written Chinese. 要是 (yào shi), 如果 (rú guǒ), 假如 (jiǎ rú), 假使 (jiǎ shǐ), 倘若 (tǎng ruò) and 倘使 (tǎng shǐ) are often used to express ’if’…then’ situations.Ī conditional conjunction is a single word or phrase used at the beginning of a clause that describes a condition that needs to be met. 不管 (bù guǎn), 只要 (zhǐ yào) and 除非等 (chú fēi děng) are all examples of conditional conjunctions. 条件关系 (tiáo jiàn guān xì) Conditional & Hypothetical Conjunctions The result can be stated first, but 由于 (yóu yú) must be preceded by 是 (shì). The inclusion of 所以 (suǒ yǐ) or 因而 (yīn ér) makes the relationship between cause and effect more clear. 由于这批货的价格非常好，因而很快就卖完了。(yóu yú zhè pī huò de jià gé fēi cháng hǎo, yīn ér hěn kuài jiù mài wán le)īecause the price of this product was very good, they sold out very quickly. 由于 (yóu yú) situation + 因而 (yīn ér) situation 由于 (yóu yú) situation + 所以 (suǒ yǐ) situation 由于从小和奶奶一起生活，她和奶奶的感情很好。(yóu yú cóng xiǎo hé nǎi nai yī qǐ shēng huó, tā hé nǎi nai de gǎn qíng hěn hǎo.)īecause she lived with her grandma from childhood, their relationship is very close.
由于 (yóu yú) can be placed before or after the subject: 由于 (yóu yú) – owing to, due to, because of Noun phrase + 所以 (suǒ yǐ) situation + 是因为 (shì yīn wèi) situation 圣诞节快到了，所以很多人去商场。(shèng dàn jié kuài dào le, suǒ yǐ hěn duō rén qù shāng chǎng.) Christmas is coming, so there are many people in the shopping mall.
Sometimes it is possible to only have either 因为 (yīn wèi) or 所以 (suǒ yǐ) in a sentence expressing cause and effect. 因为明天要上学，(所以)她很早就睡了。(yīn wèi míng tiān yào shàng xué, (suǒ yǐ) tā hěn zǎo jiù shuì le) Because she will go to school tomorrow, she went to sleep very early.Īlthough the 所以 (suǒ yǐ) clause must always be in the second clause, the 因为 (yīn wèi) clause can be in either the first or the second clause. The subject can also be removed from the first clause and the 所以 (suǒ yǐ) can also be omitted from the second clause. 因为明天要上学，所以她很早就睡了。(yīn wèi míng tiān yào shàng xué, suǒ yǐ tā hěn zǎo jiù shuì le) Because she will go to school tomorrow, she went to sleep very early. In this situation, 因为 (yīn wèi) is placed after the subject in the first clause. When the subjects in both the 因为 (yīn wèi) clause and the 所以 (suǒ yǐ) clause are identical, the subject can be removed from the second clause.
They are used at the beginning of their clauses or before the predicate.ġ) Omission of subjects in 因为 (yīn wèi) 。。。所以 (suǒ yǐ) sentences These conjunctions express cause and effect or reason and results, such as ‘because’, ‘therefore’ etcĪ common pair of causal conjunctions are 因为 (yīn wèi) … 所以 (suǒ yǐ).
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