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Tu peux augmenter l'intensité à condition de dormir assez.

Tu peux augmenter l'intensité à condition de dormir assez.
You can increase the intensity provided you sleep enough.
From Lesson 299:On the condition of (à condition de)·French

Questions & Answers about Tu peux augmenter l'intensité à condition de dormir assez.

Why do we use à condition de with the infinitive (dormir) here instead of à condition que?
We use à condition de + infinitive because the subject is the same for both actions. Since tu is the one who will increase the intensity and also the one who needs to sleep, the infinitive is required. If the subjects were different, you would have to use à condition que followed by the subjunctive.
Could I just use si (if) here?
Yes, you could say si tu dors assez (if you sleep enough), but à condition de is stronger. It translates to 'provided that' or 'on the condition that,' making the sleep a strict prerequisite rather than just a simple possibility.
Why doesn't assez have de after it here?
You use assez de when it is followed by a noun to mean 'enough of something' (like assez de sommeil for 'enough sleep'). Here, assez is an adverb modifying the verb dormir, so it doesn't take a de.
Why does assez come after dormir?
In French, adverbs of quantity like assez, beaucoup, and trop generally follow the infinitive they modify. While English often places 'enough' before a noun ('enough sleep'), French places it right after the verb it describes (dormir assez).

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