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же би

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Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Compare Polish żeby.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒɛ ˈbi]
  • Hyphenation: же би

Conjunction

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же би (že bi) [with past-tense clause]

  1. to (indicates intention)
    дали му кус пенєжи же би мал на трошокdali mu kus penježi že bi mal na trošokthey gave him a little money to spend
    • 2024 November 4, Ан. Медєши, “Огньогасци отримали указуюци вежби”, in Руске Слово[1]:
      Окрем популаризациї огньогаства медзи младима, як гварели члени ДОД, циль таких вежбох и же би ше змоцнєйло схопносци огньогасцох и тих хтори ратую, понеже їх реакция часто ключни фактор у ситуацийох борби за живот.
      Okrem popularizaciji ohnʹohastva medzi mladima, jak hvareli členi DOD, cilʹ takix vežbox i že bi še zmocnjejlo sxopnosci ohnʹohascox i tix xtori ratuju, poneže jix reakcija často ključni faktor u situacijox borbi za život.
      In addition to the popularization of firefighting among young people, as DOD members said, the purpose of such exercises is also to strengthen the skills of firefighters and rescuers are , as their reaction is often a key factor in life-threatening situations.
  2. such that, to (in attributive sentences)
    порциї нє шму буц таки же би их народ нє могол витримацporciji nje šmu buc taki že bi ix narod nje mohol vitrimactaxes must not be such that the people cannot bear them
    директор принєсол одлуку же би шицки були врацени на роботуdirektor prinjesol odluku že bi šicki buli vraceni na robotuthe director made the decision to reinstate everyone
  3. to, in order to (indicates objective/intention)
    замодлєл сом го же би то зробелzamodljel som ho že bi to zrobelI asked him to do it
    • 2024 December 14, М. Афич, “Ремесло хторе ше отримало вецей як сто роки”, in Руске Слово[2]:
      О єден час, майстор ми дал бициґлу и послал ме до Коцура до Славу же бим ше дакус баржей випраксовал.
      O jeden čas, majstor mi dal biciglu i poslal me do Kocura do Slavu že bim še dakus baržej vipraksoval.
      One time, the master gave me a bicycle and sent me to Kucura to Slavo in order for me to practice a bit more.
  4. (usually starts a clause) expresses a categorical command or opposition: to, that, had better
    же биш то нє зробел!že biš to nje zrobel!you had better not do that!
    же бим нє пошол!že bim nje pošol!I don't want to go! I had better not go!
    же биш нє запожнєл!že biš nje zapožnjel!you had better not be late!

Declension

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References

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