ніби
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- ні́́бито (ní́byto)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *niby. Synchronically analyzable as ні (ni) + би (by)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲibe]
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Conjunction
ні́би • (níby)
- like, as if
Particle
ні́би • (níby)
- 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 [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)