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Ex.(g)) can be used but is less common. The nara-conditional is used
only in limited contexts such as (1) and (2).
(1) EPR@%I(L-C< ~~)ZC%+TCZDY~Y~-~ I-QW~Q
b 11 72, (cf. Ex.(g))
(As long as you agree (to our plan), we are planning to begin
this project right away.)
P bL.>L;GL.>,
(2) &%P R&&tb%f&d?
(As long as my family is all right, I ask for nothing else.)
The to-conditional is unacceptable.
3. In conditional clauses, sae can appear in various positions. The focus
changes according to the position, as in (3) and (4).
(3) when no auxiliary verb is involved:
a. E kL P 2I& CB (if (you) read only this)
b. E &%I& P XTkLiB (if (you) only read this)

(4) when an auxiliary verb is involved:
a. =I kL P RI AT L d 2 (2 (if (you) finish reading only this)
b. EhQIkPRL-CLd
(if (you) finish only reading this)
c. zhameXL3Arf
(if (you) finish only reading this)
d. ZkLBIAT L3baP RTkLiB
(if (you) only finish reading)
The pattern in (4b) is not commonly used.

I. Made is also used as an emphatic marker and can replace sae, as in [I].