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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech třěba, from Proto-Slavic *terba.
Pronunciation
Noun
třeba f
- (archaic or literary) (pagan) offering
- Ku žertvám a třebám chodili kněží. ― Priests were attending the sacrifices and offerings.
Adverb
třeba
- necessary, needed
- Synonyms: potřeba, nutné
- K přípravě omelety jsou třeba vajíčka. ― You need eggs to make an omelette.
- Je třeba přijmout opatření. ― We need to take measures.
- maybe
- Synonym: možná
- Třeba to ještě stihneme. ― Maybe there's still time; Maybe we're not too late
- (colloquial) for instance, say
- Synonyms: například, řekněme
Conjunction
třeba
- (archaic or literary) although
- Synonym: třebaže
Further reading
- třeba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- třeba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- třeba in Internetová jazyková příručka
- třeba in Česko-německý slovník Fr. Št. Kotta