Translation help

Andrew Mize

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• 7 Aug 2017

• #1

I was wondering if 上はwould be the best way to say 'as long as' in the following sentence:

"I will be happy as long as he is happy dating somebody"

 

mdchachi

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• 7 Aug 2017

• #2

I'd use the ～たら form in this case.
彼が誰かと付き合ったらうれしい
If it was really something of consequence with some cause & effect like,
As long as Michael Jordan plays, I will buy tickets.
Then I'd say something like
マイケルジョーダンがやめない限りチケットを買う

 

Toritoribe

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• 7 Aug 2017

• #3

なら conditional also works well.