kdyby
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Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kdyby. By surface analysis, univerbation of kdy + by.
Pronunciation
Particle
kdyby
- Denotes desire or wish; if only; had better
Conjunction
kdyby
- if
- Kdybyste dostali letenku zdarma, kam byste se vydali?. ― If you got a plane ticket for free, where would you head off to?
Usage notes
- Used with hypothetical conditions.
Inflection
singular | plural | |
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1st person | kdybych | kdybychom |
2nd person | kdybys | kdybyste |
3rd person | kdyby | kdyby |
Further reading
- “kdyby”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kdyby”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kdyby”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Univerbation of kdy + by.
Pronunciation
Particle
kdyby
- Denotes desire or wish; if only; had better
Conjunction
kdyby
Inflection
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | kdybych | kdybychově (-va) | kdybychom (-me/-my) |
2nd person | kdyby | kdybysta (-šta) | kdybyste (-šte) |
3rd person | kdyby | kdyby, kdybysta (-šta) | kdyby, kdybychu |
Descendants
- Czech: kdyby
References
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kdyby”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
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