chiba

See also: Chiba

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xyba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈxiba]
  • Syllabification: chi‧ba

Particle

chiba

  1. Expresses confidence but not certainty; probably; I think, I guess
  2. Softens a proposal, suggestion, decision, etc.; maybe; perhaps, what if
  3. Sets something as the last or only possibility; at most

Conjunction

chiba

  1. only when

Further reading
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021), “chyba”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 322-323
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