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Ukrainian word · B1

хіба́

One spelling, two uses: conjunction (B1) and particle (B2).

хіба́ (conjunction)

unless

Recording: Wikimedia Commons

хіба́ (particle)

perhaps, maybe

Recording: Wikimedia Commons


Meanings

  1. unless (conjunction)
  2. perhaps, maybe
  3. really?, is it possible?, indeed

The dictionary keeps one entry for the spelling хіба, so these meanings cover every use above.

Near it in frequency

Rank from the open frequency list v0.2.0 (CC BY 4.0); level from the PULS validated profile (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0); stress from the column v1.0.2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); meanings from Definitions: Daniel Klinger, dmklinger/ukrainian (CC BY-SA 3.0). Compiled automatically, not written by hand. About the data.

хіба́: unless | UA Vocab