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Czech
Etymology
Shortened form of jako kdyby.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
jakoby
- as if, as though
Adverb
jakoby
- as it were
Further reading
- “jakoby”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “jakoby”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “jakoby”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of jako + by.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaˈkɔ.bɘ/
- Rhymes: -ɔbɘ
- Syllabification: ja‧ko‧by
Conjunction
jakoby
- introduces a subordinate clause expressing the speaker's doubt or disbelief: as if, that supposedly
2004, Karol Modzelewski, Barbarzyńska Europa:Zapewnienia, jakoby barbarzyńskie elity gardziły złotem, pozwoliła skorygować archeologia.- Archeology has allowed for the correction of claims that barbarian elites supposedly scorned gold.
Particle
jakoby
- allegedly
Further reading
- jakoby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- jakoby in Polish dictionaries at PWN