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Meaning of si | Babel Free

Conjunction CEFR A2
[ˈsiː]

Definitions

  1. if, supposing that
  2. whether (when a verb of seeing or trying is the main verb in the apodosis; or when sī is used twice correlatively)

Equivalents

Bosanski pro so
Dansk om pr.
Deutsch das den Die pro so
English an
Esperanto SE
Suomi mikäli
Français an an
Hrvatski pro so
Magyar -ként per
Italiano al all' alla allo AN AN se
Kurdî a a al al an daş dên dên dên o o O per pêr pêr por por se so
Македонски по
Português a o por
Српски pro so

Examples

“Sī versūs hōrum duōrum poētārum neglegētis, magnā parte litterārum carēbitis.”

If you neglect the verses of these two poets, you will miss a great part of literature.

“Sī vis pacem, para bellum.”

If you want peace, prepare for war.

“sī... sī”

whether... or

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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