кабы

Russian

Etymology

From *ka +‎ *by. Cognate with Belarusian каб (kab), dialectal Ukrainian коби (koby) and коб (kob), Carpathian Rusyn кеби (keby).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkabɨ]
IPA^(key): [kəbɨ] (unstressed)
IPA^(key): [kɐˈbɨ] (idiomatic)

Conjunction

кабы • (kaby)

(colloquial) if, if only

Usage notes

This word is usually unstressed or lightly stressed.

Related terms

бы (by)

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