jakbë

Kashubian

Etymology

Univerbation of jak +‎ bë. Compare Polish jakby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaɡbɜ/
• Rhymes: -aɡbɜ
• Syllabification: jak‧bë}

Conjunction

jakbë

1. introduces an unreal conditional; if

Declension

Combined forms of jakbë

	singular	plural	polite
1st person	jakbëm, jakbë jem	jakbësmë, jakbë jesmë
2nd person	jakbës, jakbë jes	jakbësta, jakbë jesta	jakbësce, jakbë jesce
3rd person	jakbë	jakbë

Particle

jakbë

1. kinda, like, as though

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1893) “jakbé”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 59
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “jakby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1], volume 1, page 549
• “jakbë”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022