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English
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Etymology
OE. gif|Ä¡if.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪf/, SAMPA|/<tt>If</tt>/
audio|en-us-if.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪf
Conjunction
en-conj
- supposing|Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition or choice.
#: If it rains, I will get wet.
- Supposing that; used with past subjunctive indicating that the condition is not fulfilled.
#: I'd prefer it if you took your shoes off.
- although|Although; used to introduce a concession.
#: He was a great friend, if a little stingy at the bar.
- computing In the event that a statement is true (a programming statement that acts in a similar manner).
#: If A, then B, else C.
- whether|Whether; used to introducing a noun clause as the object of certain verbs.
#: I don't know if I want to go or not.
Usage notes
Specifically a subordinating conjunction.
Derived terms
iff
if and only if
if clause
if only
as if
even if
Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|إذا
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ÜÜ¢ (in)
:Hebrew: ×× (in)
Bosnian: ako
Bulgarian: ако (ako)
Catalan: si
Chinese: è¦æ¯ (yà oshì), å¦æ (rúguÇ)
Croatian: ako
Czech: jestliže, pokud (1), zda (2)
Danish: hvis, om, dersom, nærmest, snarere
Dutch: als, indien
Esperanto: se
Finnish: jos (1), mikäli (1), -ko / -kö (particle appended to the verb) (2)
French: si
German: falls, wenn (1); ob (1)
Greek:
:Ancient: IPAchar|εἰ (ei), á¼Î½ (an), á¼Î¬Î½ (eán), ὡÏάν [(h)osán]
:Modern: αν (an), εάν (eán), άμα (áma), ει (ei), Ïαν (san)
Hindi: à¤
à¤à¤° (agar)
Hungarian: ha, vajon
Icelandic: ef
Ido: se
Italian: se
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Japanese: ãã (móshi), ãªã (nára), ã ã£ãã (dáttara)
Korean: ë§ì½ì (manyage)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئÙâÚ¯Ùâر
Latin: si
Polish: jeÅli
Portuguese: se
Romanian: dacÄ
Romansch: sche
Russian: еÑли (jésli)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ако#Serbian|ако
:Roman: ako
Slovene: Äe
Spanish: si
Swedish: om
Telugu: à°
యితౠ(ayitE)
Thai: THchar|à¸à¹à¸² (tâa)
Turkish: eÄer
Urdu: URchar|اگر (agar)
Vietnamese: nếo|nếo (mà ), há»
|há»
(mà )
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Noun
en-noun
- An if clause|if clause representing a condition; a protasis introduced by if.
#*1709, Susannah Centlivre, The Busy Body, Act III, in John Bell (ed.), British Theater, J. Bell (1791), page 59,
#*:Sir Fran. Nay, but Chargy, ifâââ ¶ Miran. Nay, Gardy, no Ifs.ââHave I refus'd three northern lords, two British peers, and half a score knights, to have put in your Ifs?
#*1791 January, "RichardÅ¿onâs Chemical Principles of the Metallic Arts", in The Monthly Review, R. Griffiths, page 176,
#*:Well might Bergman add, (in his Scicgraphia,), â<span style="font-variant:small-caps">if</small> the compariÅ¿on that has been made, &c. be juÅ¿t.â The preÅ¿ent writer makes no ifs <!-- [sic] italics --> about the matter, and has Å¿uperadded a little inaccuracy of his own, [â¦]
Derived terms
big if
no ifs, ands, or buts
Translations
trans-top|a theoretical condition
Bulgarian: ÑÑловие (uslovie) n, пÑедположение (predpoloženie) n, ако и но (ako i no)
Esperanto: se
Finnish: olettamus
Hungarian: feltevés, ha <!-- (H)Semmi ha = (E)No ifs -->
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Japanese: ä»®å® (ãã¦ã, kateÃ)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئÙâÚ¯Ùâر
Portuguese: hipótese f, suposição f
Russian: ÑÑловие (uslóvije) n, пÑедположение (predpoložénije) n
Spanish: hipótesis f, suposición f
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See also
and
else
false
or
then
true
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French
Etymology
Gau.|fr ivos.
Pronunciation
IPA: /if/
Noun
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