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Meaning of si | Babel Free

Conjunction CEFR C2
[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 A o o pro se se so По по по
Dansk om pr.
Deutsch das den Die pro so
English an if whether
Esperanto SE
Suomi mikäli
Français an an
Hrvatski A o o pro se se so По по по
Magyar -ként per
Italiano al all' alla allo AN AN se
Kurdî a a al al an daş dên dên dên O o o pêr pêr per por por se sê so
Македонски по
Português a o por
Српски A o o pro se se so По по по

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

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

sicut sin siquidem sive tamen etsi tamenetsi

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