Learn Hardcore Japanese: mosi youken ga owattara, eki mae no kafe de aimasyou. - If you finish what you need to do, let’s meet at the café in front of the station.

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もし　用件ようけん　が　終おわったら、　駅えき　前まえ　の　カフェ　で　会あいましょう。moshi youken ga owattara, eki mae no kafe de aimashou.

Meaning

If you finish what you need to do, let’s meet at the café in front of the station.

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Breakdown of moshi youken ga owattara, eki mae no kafe de aimashou.

Why is もし used here? Is it necessary?

もし adds an if feeling and signals a condition: if your business is finished...

It is often used with condition forms like たら, ば, なら, and と. In this sentence, it pairs with 終わったら.

It is not strictly necessary. You could say:

用件が終わったら、駅前のカフェで会いましょう。

and it would still be natural. Adding もし just makes the conditional relationship a little clearer or more explicit.

What does 用件 mean here?

用件 means something like:

It is a somewhat formal or neutral word. In everyday conversation, depending on context, people might also use words like:

So 用件が終わったら means when/if you finish what you need to do.

Why is it 用件が終わったら and not 用件は終わったら?