kdyby

Czech

Alternative forms

  • kdyžby (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kdyby. By surface analysis, univerbation of kdy +‎ by.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡdɪbɪ]
  • Audio:(file)

Particle

kdyby

  1. Denotes desire or wish; if only; had better
    Synonyms: aby, kéž by
    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?

Conjunction

kdyby

  1. 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
1st person kdybych kdybychom
2nd person kdybys kdybyste
3rd person

Further reading

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • kdyžby

Etymology

From Univerbation of kdy +‎ by.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkdɨbɨ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɡdibi/

Particle

kdyby

  1. Denotes desire or wish; if only; had better

Conjunction

kdyby

  1. if

Inflection

singular dual plural
1st person kdybych kdybychově (-va) kdybychom (-me/-my)
2nd person kdybysta (-šta) kdybyste (-šte)
3rd person , kdybysta (-šta) , kdybychu

Descendants

  • Czech: kdyby

References