כאילו

Hebrew

Etymology

⁧כְּ־⁩ (k'-, “as”) +‎ ⁧אילו \ אִלּוּ⁩ ('ílu, “if”)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /keˈ(ʔ)i.lu/, /ˈki.lu/

Conjunction

⁧כאילו / כְּאִלּוּ⁩ • (k'ílu)

as if, as though
(colloquial) like, kind of
(colloquial) really!
(colloquial) meaning/ I mean

Adverb

⁧כאילו / כְּאִלּוּ⁩ • (k'ílu)

As if; supposedly, seemingly (but not truly).
- 2021 December 6, Eithan Orkibi, “⁧ועידת יסוד? בחירות פנימיות? מפלגות-הכאילו של לפיד וסער⁩”, (v'idát y'sód? b'khirót p'nimiyót? mifl'gót-hak'ílu shél lapíd v'sá'ar, “Foundational conference? Internal elections? The as-if-parties of Lapid and Saar”), Haaretz.
Used as a filler word.
Synonym: ⁧יעני⁩ (yá'ni)

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