iba

In a sentence

• Iba się ciebie, więc nie chciał podejść.

  He was afraid of you, so he didn't want to approach.

  Here, 'iba' is used in its older literary form, meaning 'to fear', although it is archaic and rare in modern usage.

• Iba myślę, że to nie jest najlepszy pomysł.

  I just think that it isn't the best idea.

  In this context, 'iba' functions as a regional expression or informal speech substitute of 'tylko', meaning 'just' or 'only'. This usage is dialectal and not standard Polish.

• Czy iba, że zrobimy to później, jest w porządku?

  Is it alright to just postpone this for later?

  Here, 'iba' acts in the sense of 'just' or 'only', and again, while it is understood, it is not standard Polish and found in informal or regional usages.