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jakbë

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Kashubian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of jak +‎ . Compare Polish jakby.

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

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jakbë

  1. introduces an unreal conditional; if

Declension

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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

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jakbë

  1. kinda, like, as though

Further reading

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  • 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