No. 613 in Czech
kdyby
The Czech word "kdyby" means "if" or "if only," used to express a hypothetical or conditional situation.
In a sentence
Kdybych měl více času, naučil bych se hrát na kytaru.
If I had more time, I would learn to play the guitar.
The word 'kdyby' introduces a hypothetical condition related to the idea of having more time.
Řekl bych ti pravdu, kdybys mě opravdu poslouchal.
I would tell you the truth if you truly listened to me.
Here 'kdyby' initiates a conditional clause to express an unreal situation based on a past hypothetical event.
Kdyby sněžilo, zůstali bychom doma.
If it snowed, we would stay at home.
In this case, 'kdyby' sets up a specific condition where an event, snow, would affect a decision.
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