andaikan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay andaikan. Equivalent to andai +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /anˈdai̯kan/ [anˈdai̯.kan]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯kan
  • Syllabification: an‧dai‧kan

Verb

andaikan (active mengandaikan, passive diandaikan)

  1. (transitive, somewhat uncommon) to assume, suppose, imagine

Conjunction

andaikan

  1. if only
    Synonyms: jika saja, kalau saja
    Andaikan aku kaya dan dapat membeli semua barang di sini.
    If only I were rich and could buy everything here.