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JAKBY i JAK GDYBY


Mala_Elf 13 | 17  
4 May 2007 /  #1
What is the difference between Jakby and Jak Gdyby? Could anyone (Polish native) be so kind as to give some examples in sentences, too? I would be very grateful.
Grzegorz_ 51 | 6,149  
4 May 2007 /  #2
I'm Polish and simply don't know :)

But I think that jak gdyby is more formal.
Mattcabb  
5 May 2007 /  #3
difference is the same like between "it is" and "it's". You can use this or that but not always.
aneurysm  
21 Jun 2007 /  #4
taka jak między 'as if' i 'as though'
bartek212 2 | 19  
9 Aug 2007 /  #5
Just use "jakby" instead of "jak gdyby", I'm Polish native and I'm not sure I've ever used "jak gdyby" before in my life, some people do, but it's not common so don't waste Your time.

Google helps:

Results 1 - 10 of about 11,600,000 for "jakby"
Results 1 - 10 of about 657,000 for "jak gdyby"
glowa 1 | 291  
9 Aug 2007 /  #6
i'd advise this:

say jakby
write jak gdyby

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