just if

[/dʒʌst ɪf/]

conditional conjunction/adverbial phrase

apenas se; somente se; só se

1. A conditional statement emphasizing that something will happen only under a specific condition; used to express a requirement or prerequisite

I'll come just if you promise to be on time.

Vou ir apenas se você prometer chegar na hora.

2. An emphatic way of stating a single or sole condition

You can borrow my car just if you fill up the gas tank.

Você pode pegar meu carro somente se encher o tanque de gasolina.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

apenas se; só se

Commonly used in everyday speech

Portugal

somente se; só se

More formal register preferred in written Portuguese

São Paulo

só se; só caso

Colloquial usage

if and only if

just in case

only on one condition

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