ifall

Swedish

Etymology

i (“in”) +‎ fall (“case”)

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

ifall

1. (sometimes followed by att) in case

   Synonyms: utifall, (when replaceable by 'if' in English, like in the second example) om

   Ta med regnkläder ifall det börjar regna

   Bring rainwear in case it starts to rain

   Ifall det börjar regna så åker vi hem

   If/In case it starts to rain, we'll go home

2. whether

   Synonym: om

   Jag vet inte ifall han tog med ölen

   I don't know whether he brought the beer

References

• ifall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ifall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ifall in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)