if in Malay
kalau
/ɪf/
if in Malay: kalau, kira, jika, jikalau. In English, if means supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; suppositive used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
Malay words for if
- supposing that
- kalau, kira, jika, jikalau, andai, sekiranya
- whether
- sama ada
English meaning of if
- conjunction Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; suppositive used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
- conjunction A keyword that invokes conditional processing: in the event that a given condition is true, execute the given statement(s) (otherwise execute other statements).
- conjunction Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive to indicate a counterfactual or hypothetical condition.
- conjunction Even if; even in the circumstances that.
if in a sentence
- I'll do it next week if I have time.
- I'll come only if you do the driving.
- Fetch me a cold beer if there's one in the fridge.
if in other languages
Questions about if in Malay
- What is the meaning of if in Malay?
- If in Malay is kalau, kira, jika, jikalau.
- Apakah maksud if dalam bahasa Melayu?
- If: kalau, kira, jika, jikalau.
- What does if mean in English?
- If means supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; suppositive used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: if (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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