кабы

Russian

Etymology

From *ka +‎ *by. Cognate with Belarusian каб (kab), dialectal Ukrainian коби (koby) and коб (kob), Carpathian Rusyn кеби (keby).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkabɨ]
• IPA^(key): [kəbɨ] (unstressed)
• IPA^(key): [kɐˈbɨ] (idiomatic)

Conjunction

кабы • (kaby)

1. (colloquial) if, if only

Usage notes

• This word is usually unstressed or lightly stressed.

Related terms

• бы (by)