Top Ads Banner

if

    [ɪf] conj., n.

    conj.

    1. (used to express a condition) If he comes I will tell him បើ. She will play the piano only if she is paid.
    2. (used to ask an indirect question) Tell me if you are tired បើ.
    3. (បញ្ជាក់​ពី​អំពើ​មិន​បាន​កើត​ក្នុង​អតីត) If I knew I would say បើ.
    4. although ទោះ​ជា​...​ដ៏​ដោយ He is nice, if rather lazy. I'll finish it, if it takes me all day.
    5. = whether ថា​តើ Do you know if the plane is late?
    6. = when ពេល​ណា If you add 2 and 2, you get 4.
    7. = whenever កាល​ណា If I am not sure I ask.
    8. (សម្តែង​នូវ​ការ​ស្នើ​សុំ) If you wouldn't mind opening the door? If you will wait a moment (= Please wait a moment and) I'll go and tell the manager that you are here.
    9. (សម្តែង​ការ​ភ្ញាក់​ផ្អើល ឬ ប្រាថ្នា) If it isn't my old hat! If I could just try!
    10. even if ទោះ​បើ.
    11. What if ចុះ​បើ.
    12. if only ទុក​ជា​គ្រាន់​តែ​...​ក៏ដោយ I'll come if only to see her.
    13. (សម្តែង​ការ​ស្តាយ​ក្រោយ) បន់​ឲ្យ​តែ If only I could swim! If only I had thought of it.
    14. if so បើ​ដូច្នេះ.

    n.

    1. too many ifs about it លក្ខខណ្ឌ ឬ ការ​ស្មាន, Give me a straight answer, not a lot of ifs and buts (= doubts and qualifications).
    2. He apologised with no ifs or buts for the incident ការ​ដោះសា.