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Etymology [ ]
Middle English yif , yef from Old English ġif .
Pronunciation [ ]
Conjunction [ ]
Template:En-conj
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 ; 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.
Template:Proscribed 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
Alternative forms [ ]
Translations [ ]
supposing that
Albanian: nëse sq (sq)
Arabic: لو ar (ar) (law), إذا ar (ar) ('ídhaa)
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܐܢ (’in)
Hebrew: אן (’in)
Armenian: եթե (yet'e)
Bosnian: ako bs (bs)
Breton : ma
Bulgarian: ако (ako)
Catalan : si
Chinese:
Mandarin: 如果 cmn (cmn) (rúguǒ), 要是 cmn (cmn) (yàoshì), 如 cmn (cmn) (rú), ( suffix ) ...的话 cmn (cmn) (...de huà)
Croatian: ako hr (hr)
Czech: jestliže , pokud (1), zda (2)
Danish: hvis , om , dersom , nærmest , snarere
Dutch: als nl (nl) , indien nl (nl)
Esperanto: se eo (eo)
Estonian: kui et (et)
Finnish: jos (1), mikäli (1), -ko / -kö (particle appended to the verb) (2)
French: si fr (fr)
Georgian: თუ (t‘u)
German: wenn de (de) , falls de (de)
Greek:
Ancient: εἰ (ei), ἄν (an), ἐάν (eán), ὡσάν ([h]osán)
Modern: αν (an), εάν (eán), άμα (áma), ει (ei), σαν (san)
Hebrew: אִם he (he)
Hindi: अगर (agar)
Hungarian: ha hu (hu) , vajon hu (hu)
Icelandic: ef is (is)
Ido : se
Italian: se it (it)
Japanese: もし ja (ja) (móshi...), ...なら ja (ja) (...nára), ...ならば ja (ja) (...náraba), ( after nominal phrases ) ...だったら ja (ja) (...dáttara), ( particle ) ...と ja (ja) (...to), ( suffix ) ...ては ja (ja) (...tewa), ( suffix ) ...えば ja (ja) (...eba)
Korean: 만약에 (manyage)
Kurdish: ئهگهر ku (ku) (eger)
Latin: si la (la)
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian : ако mk (mk) (áko)
Malay: kalau ms (ms) , kira ms (ms) , jika ms (ms)
Mongolian: болзол mn (mn) (bolzol)
Norwegian: hvis no (no) , om no (no) , når no (no)
Persian: اگر fa (fa) (agar)
Polish: gdyby , jeśli , jeżeli , (jak )
Portuguese: se pt (pt)
Romanian: dacă ro (ro)
Romansch : sche
Russian: если ru (ru) (jésli), ежели ru (ru) (jéželi), ( dated ) коли ru (ru) (kóli)
Scots : if , gin , (subjunctive , i.e. , "gin A war= If I were")
Scottish Gaelic : ma , nan , (subjunctive )
Serbian:
Cyrillic: ако
Roman: ako
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Slovene: če sl (sl)
Spanish: si es (es)
Swedish: om sv (sv)
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Telugu : అయితే (ayitE)
Thai: ถ้า (tâa)
Turkish: eğer tr (tr)
Urdu: اگر (agar)
Vietnamese: nếu (mà) vi (vi) , hễ (mà) vi (vi)
Welsh: os , pe , (subjunctive , i.e. , "if" and "only if")
West Frisian : as fy (fy) , at fy (fy)
Yiddish: אויב (oyb), טאָמער (tomer), אַז (az)
whether
Arabic: إذا ar (ar) ('ídhaa), سواء ar (ar) (sawaa')
Chinese:
Mandarin: (usually not used), 是否 cmn (cmn) (shì-fǒu)
Danish: om , hvorvidt
French: si fr (fr) , que fr (fr) , soit fr (fr)
German: ob de (de)
Hungarian: ha hu (hu)
Japanese: かどうか ja (ja) (...ka dō ka), か ja (ja) (ka)
Macedonian : дали mk (mk) (dáli)
Norwegian: om no (no)
Polish: czy pl (pl)
Russian: ли ru (ru) (li)
Swedish: om sv (sv)
West Frisian : oft fy (fy)
(computing)
German: wenn de (de)
Hungarian: ha hu (hu)
Macedonian : ако mk (mk) (áko)
Polish: jeśli / jeżeli
Russian: если ru (ru) (jésli)
Noun [ ]
Singular
If
Plural {{{1}}}
If ({{{1}}})
An 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, if——— ¶ Miran. Nay, Gardy, no Ifs .——Have I refus'd three northern lords, two British peers, and half a score knights, to have put in your Ifs ?
1791 January, "Richardſon’s Chemical Principles of the Metallic Arts ", in The Monthly Review , R. Griffiths, page 176 ,
Well might Bergman add, (in his Scicgraphia, ), “if the compariſon that has been made, &c. be juſt.” The preſent writer makes no ifs about the matter, and has ſuperadded a little inaccuracy of his own, […]
Derived terms [ ]
big if
no ifs, ands, or buts
Translations [ ]
a theoretical condition
Bulgarian: условие (uslovie) n. , предположение (predpoloženie) n. , ако и но (ako i no)
Esperanto: se eo (eo)
Estonian: oletus et (et)
Finnish: olettamus fi (fi)
Hungarian: feltevés , ha
Japanese: 仮定 (かてい , kateí)
Kurdish: ئهگهر
Macedonian : услов mk (mk) (úslov)
Portuguese: hipótese pt (pt) f. , suposição pt (pt) f.
Russian: условие ru (ru) (uslóvije) n. , предположение ru (ru) (predpoložénije) n.
Spanish: hipótesis es (es) f. , suposición es (es) f.
See also [ ]
Anagrams [ ]
French [ ]
Etymology [ ]
From Old French iv, ivo ( “ ‘ yew, yew tree’ ” ) and Medieval Latin ivus , both of Template:Gem [[Category:fr:Template:Gem derivations|If]] origin, such as Template:Frk [[Category:fr:Template:Frk derivations|If]] *īwa , [[iwo#Template:Frk |īwo]] (compare Old High German īwa , Old English īw ) from Proto-Germanic *iwa-, iwo- ( “ ‘ yew’ ” ) from Proto-Indo-European *ei-wo- . Akin to Old Norse ȳr ( “ ‘ yew’ ” ) , Irish eo , Template:Cy [[ywen#Template:Cy |ywen]] , Template:Rus [[ива#Template:Ru |ива]] ( íva ) , “ ‘ willow’ ” ) . More at yew , Yves , Yvonne .
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ]
If m. (plural Ifs )
yew
ar:if
zh-min-nan:if
da:if
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ro:if
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fi:if
sv:if
ta:if
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