Some examples of how it's used:
- takakya kaenai
高きゃ買えない
[I] can't buy [it] if [it's] expensive.- takakereba kaenai
高ければ買えない
(same meaning.)
- takakereba kaenai
- yowakya dame
弱きゃダメ
[It's] no good if [it's] weak.- yowakereba dame
弱ければダメ
(same meaning.)
- yowakereba dame
- kawaikya ii-n-da可愛きゃいいんだ
If [it's] cute [it's] good.
[It's] good so long [it's] cute. - kawaikereba ii-n-da
可愛ければいんだ
(same meaning.)
Its meaning is similar to ~kucha ~くちゃ, which comes from ~kute wa ~くては, the te-form plus the wa は particle.
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