Use of として in sentence about conditionals I was reading up on the use of conditionals , , and . One part of the source talks about one type of conditional clause, but I am not sure of its meaning. Here's what the source says, and my attempt at translation: > ( **** ) > > Assumptive conditional clauses (the first half of the sentence (conditional clause) is based on an assumption; expresses the first half as a requirement for the establishment of the other half) The word is confusing me. There have been other questions about , but reading the sentence above with an "as" or a "by way of" does not make sense to me. Easy sentences are okay, like: > **** He is famous as a doctor. > > ( **** = Famous as doctor) However, how do I parse this more complicated sentence? > {[ **** ] } > > **** = The latter as the requirement?

For example, the sentence "If I were a doctor, I would cure his sickness."

"If I were a doctor" is a hypothesis(), "I would cure his sickness" is a consequent().

means " The hypothesis (come into effect) as a condition(), and the consequent come into effect."