Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

כְּ־ (k'-, as) +‎ אילו \ אִלּוּ ('ílu, if)

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

כאילו / כְּאִלּוּ (k'ílu)

  1. as if, as though
  2. (colloquial) like, kind of
  3. (colloquial) really!
  4. (colloquial) meaning/ I mean

Adverb edit

כאילו / כְּאִלּוּ (k'ílu)

  1. As if; supposedly, seemingly (but not truly).
  2. Used as a filler word.
    Synonym: יעני (yá'ni)