jakbë

Kashubian

Etymology

Univerbation of jak +‎ bë. Compare Polish jakby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaɡ.bɜ/
  • Rhymes: -aɡbɜ
  • Syllabification: jak‧bë

Conjunction

jakbë

  1. introduces an unreal conditional; if

Declension

Combined forms of jakbë
singular plural polite
1st person jakbëm,
jakbë jem 		jakbësmë,
jakbë jesmë 		—
2nd person jakbës,
jakbë jes 		jakbësta,
jakbë jesta 		jakbësce,
jakbë jesce
3rd person jakbë jakbë —

Particle

jakbë

  1. kinda, like, as though

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “jakbé”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 59
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “jakby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1], volume 1, page 549
  • “jakbë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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