коли

/[ˈkolʲɪ] | [kɐˈlʲi] | [ˈkolʲɪ]/

Russianconjverb

Grammatical form

коли is the second-person singular imperative imperfective form of коло́ть — “to split, to cleave, to break (sugar), to crack (nuts), to chop (firewood)”.

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Definitions

1.
archaicif (supposing that)
- ну, уж коли грех твой тебя́ попутал, не́чего де́лать: свое́й судьбы не мину́ешь!
  nu, už koli grex tvoj tebjá poputal, néčevo délatʹ: svojéj sudʹby ne minúješʹ! — well, if sins enticed you, there is nothing you can do: you cannot escape your fate!
2.
obsoletewhen