jakbë

Kashubian

Etymology

Univerbation of jak +‎ bë. Compare Polish jakby.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaɡbɜ/
  • Syllabification: jak‧bë

Conjunction

jakbë

  1. introduces an unreal conditional; if

Declension
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

jakbë

  1. kinda, like, as though

Further reading
  • 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, volume 1, page 549
  • “jakbë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
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