kdyby

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Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡdɪbɪ]
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Particle

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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

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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

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  • Used with hypothetical conditions.

Inflection

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singular plural
1st person kdybych kdybychom
2nd person kdybys kdybyste
3rd person kdyby kdyby

Further reading

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  • kdyby”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kdyby”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • kdyby”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Univerbation of kdy +‎ by.

Pronunciation

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

Particle

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kdyby

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

Conjunction

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kdyby

  1. if

Inflection

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

Descendants

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  • Czech: kdyby

References

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