死体（したい）さえ発見（はっけん）できれば、警察（けいさつ）が解決（かいけつ）をする。

天気（てんき）さえ良（よ）ければテニスできるのに…

君（きみ）さえいれば、他（ほか）には何（なに）もいらない。

インターネットさえあれば、だいたいのことは調（しら）べられますよ。

勉強（べんきょう）さえすれば、もう少（すこ）しいい点（てん）が取（と）れますよ。

妹（いもうと）は暇（ひま）さえあれば、運動（うんどう）する。

彼（かれ）は自分（じぶん）さえ良（よ）ければ、いいと思（おも）っている。

参加（さんか）の意志（いし）さえあれば、軍隊（ぐんたい）に入（はい）ることができる。

責任（せきにん）を持（も）った生活（せいかつ）さえできればボランティアになることができる。

雨（あめ）さえ降（ふ）らなければ、あの試合（しあい）は僕（ぼく）たちの勝（か）ちだったのに…

機会（きかい）さえあれば、会（あ）えるのに…

生（い）きてさえいれば、きっとまた出会（であ）えるさ。

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Further breakdown, example sentences and listening practice

Using 「（で）さえ」 to describe the minimum requirement

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Grammar Info

さえ～ば

if only…then, as long as...・provided..., only thing ... needs for ... is ...