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kdyby

/[ˈɡdɪbɪ]/
Czechparticleconj

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Denotes desire or wish; if only; had better
    • Kdyby tady tak byl se mnou.

      If only he were here with me.

    • Kdybyste byl tak laskav a otevřel okno.

      Would you be so kind as to open the window?

  2. 2.
    if
    • Kdybyste dostali letenku zdarma, kam byste se vydali?.

      If you got a plane ticket for free, where would you head off to?

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kdyby. By surface analysis, univerbation of kdy + by.

Forms

  • kdyžbyalternative • dialectal

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