ніби

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• ні́́бито (ní́byto)

Etymology

From ні (ni) +‎ би (by). Cognate with Belarusian ні́бы (níby), Polish niby. Compare Old Ruthenian небы (neby, “like, as if”), Russian как бы (kak by), Czech and Polish jakoby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲibe]

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Conjunction

ні́би • (níby)

1. like, as if

Particle

ні́би • (níby)

1. as if, allegedly, seemingly, it seems (like)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ніби”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “ніби”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “ніби”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)