"niin kauan kuin" meaning in Finnish

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          "english": "Stay as long as you like.",
          "text": "Viivy niin kauan kuin haluat.",
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        "as long as (for some period of time)"
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          "word": "niin pitkään kuin"
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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.",
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        "so long as, as long as, assuming, provided that, if (depending upon some condition or requirement)"
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          "word": "kunhan"
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  "word": "niin kauan kuin"
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      "word": "niin pitkään kuin"
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      "word": "niin pitkään kuin"
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  "word": "niin kauan kuin"
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