| be | e. (indic supposition), (usu in subjunctive), /andai kata, sekiranya, (se)andainya/ [clause]: were he to appear now, I would scream, andai kata dia muncul sekarang ini, saya akan menjerit; f. (indic destiny), (telah) ditakdirkan: this child was to become a famous writer, kanak-kanak ini telah ditakdirkan menjadi penulis yg terkenal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| if | conj 1. on condition that, jikalau, jika, kalau, sekiranya: ~ you are in doubt, ask, kalau ragu-ragu, bertanyalah; 2. in the event that, supposing that, andai kata, (se)andainya: ~ war were to break out, what would you do?, andai kata perang berlaku, apa yg akan kamu buat?; 3. whether (... or not) sama ada ... atau tdk: let us see ~ he can do it, kita lihat saja sama ada dia boleh membuatnya atau tdk; 4. also even ~, even though, alau...pun, walaupun, sungguhpun: ~ we did not raise the matter, somebody else would, walaupun kita tdk menimbulkan perkara itu, orang lain akan menimbulkannya; even ~ we catch the express, we will still be late, kalau kita naik kereta api ekspres pun, kita akan terlewat juga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |