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aby.

to, in order to, so that (connects sentences either to express the goal of a speaker, when the speaker wishes to communicate a command or wish)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈa.bɘ//ˈa.bɨ/Middle, Polish[ˈa.bɘ][ˈa.bɘ]

  1. to, in order to, so that (connects sentences either to express the goal of a speaker, when the speaker wishes to communicate a command or wish)

    Mówię po to, aby nie było cicho.
    Chcę, abyś jutro przyszedł.

  2. to (used to connect a sequence of actions)

    Usiadł, aby znowu wstać.

  3. so long as (used to express a wish for anything)

    Zrób to byle jak, aby szybciej

  4. just to, for the sake of

    Czytał aby czytał

  5. introduces a conditional clause; if

  6. introduces a comparative clause; as if

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *byti Proto-Slavic *by univ. Proto-Slavic *aby Old Polish aby Polish aby Inherited from Old Polish aby. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + by.

particle/ˈa.bɘ//ˈa.bɨ/Middle, Polish[ˈa.bɘ][ˈa.bɘ]

  1. expresses the speaker's certainty of their statement; happen to, isn't?

    colloquial
    Aby tam będzie?

  2. synonym of oby (“hopefully; had better; may”)

    optative

  3. synonym of przynajmniej (“at least”)

    Łowicz

  4. synonym of tylko (“only, just”)

    Łowicz

  5. synonym of niby (“seemingly, apparently, ostensibly, supposedly”)

  6. synonym of chybaby

  7. synonym of byle

    Lithuania
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *byti Proto-Slavic *by univ. Proto-Slavic *aby Old Polish aby Polish aby Inherited from Old Polish aby. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + by.

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