Anankastic conditional

An anankastic conditional is a linguistic construction of the form

If you want X, you have to do Y.

where Y is required in order to get X. For example:

If you want be my lover, you are going to have to do better than that.

External links

• Janneke Huitink Analyzing anankastic conditionals and sufficiency modals
• Opinionatry If You Want To Get To Sugar Hill in Harlem