"niin kauan kuin" meaning in All languages combined

See niin kauan kuin on Wiktionary

Phrase [Finnish]

Etymology: niin (“as, so”) + kauan (“long, for long”) + kuin (“as”) Head templates: {{head|fi|phrase|head=niin kauan kuin}} niin kauan kuin
  1. as long as (for some period of time) Synonyms (for some period of time): niin pitkään kuin
    Sense id: en-niin_kauan_kuin-fi-phrase-vGYYca36 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'for some period of time': 90 10
  2. (idiomatic) so long as, as long as, assuming, provided that, if (depending upon some condition or requirement) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-niin_kauan_kuin-fi-phrase-i58-VJtr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (provided that): kunhan, niin pitkään kuin
Disambiguation of 'provided that': 46 54
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          "_dis": "68 32",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Stay as long as you like.",
          "text": "Viivy niin kauan kuin haluat.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "as long as (for some period of time)"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 10",
          "sense": "for some period of time",
          "word": "niin pitkään kuin"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't mind if he stays there, as long as he cleans up after himself when he's done.",
          "text": "Minua ei haittaa, että hän on siellä, niin kauan kuin hän siivoaa jälkensä.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "as long as",
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          "assuming",
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        [
          "provided",
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        [
          "that",
          "that"
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        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) so long as, as long as, assuming, provided that, if (depending upon some condition or requirement)"
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    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "sense": "provided that",
      "word": "kunhan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "sense": "provided that",
      "word": "niin pitkään kuin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niin kauan kuin"
}
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    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish multiword terms",
    "Finnish phrases",
    "Finnish terms with redundant head parameter",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "niin (“as, so”) + kauan (“long, for long”) + kuin (“as”)",
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      ],
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          "english": "I don't mind if he stays there, as long as he cleans up after himself when he's done.",
          "text": "Minua ei haittaa, että hän on siellä, niin kauan kuin hän siivoaa jälkensä.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "so long as, as long as, assuming, provided that, if (depending upon some condition or requirement)"
      ],
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          "so long as"
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        [
          "as long as",
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          "assuming",
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        [
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      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "for some period of time",
      "word": "niin pitkään kuin"
    },
    {
      "sense": "provided that",
      "word": "kunhan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "provided that",
      "word": "niin pitkään kuin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niin kauan kuin"
}

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