Anankastic conditional

An anankastic[1] conditional is a grammatical construction of the form

If you want X, you have to do Y.

where Y is required in order to get X, insisting a peremptory conditionate. For example:

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends.[2]

Notes
  1. From Greek ἀναγκαστικός "compulsory" from ἀνάγκη "necessity."
  2. Spice Girls (1996), "Wannabe", Spice, Virgin Records
gollark: _ponders two-headed xenowyrms_
gollark: Yes, that one.
gollark: I saw a trade up *with* a 2G SAltkin asking for a ND, but I think someone else offered one before me.
gollark: Somewhere on my todo list is automating that, which ought to eventually be practical.
gollark: Usually I stick my stuff in VS, Hatchling Club, AoND, Silvi's and DragHatch if I want it to hatch fast.


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