kdyby
/[ˈɡdɪbɪ]/
Czechparticleconj
Definitions
- 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.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
- aby
- kéž by
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kdyby. By surface analysis, univerbation of kdy + by.
Forms
- kdyžbyalternative • dialectal