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если не

если не

Meaning of если не

если только не; в случае, если не

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RU[ˈjɛslʲɪ nʲe]
unless
если не - если не
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если не with Russian translation

если не usage examples

🇨🇳ZH🇷🇺RU

Позвони мне, если не сможешь исправить это сам.

🇨🇳ZH🇷🇺RU

Мы уйдём сейчас, если не начнётся дождь снова.

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если не belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

если не除非
и
но但是
или或者
потому что因为
поэтому所以
если如果

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если только
A slightly stronger, more emphatic form, often meaning “only if not”.
при условии, что
More formal; emphasizes a required condition.
при том условии, что
A more bookish and heavier version of “provided that”.
ежели не
An archaic or stylized form; sounds old-fashioned.
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Е
🇷🇺ru
если только

A slightly stronger, more emphatic form, often meaning “only if not”.

A1Often
П
🇷🇺ru
при условии, что

More formal; emphasizes a required condition.

A1Often
П
🇷🇺ru
при том условии, что

A more bookish and heavier version of “provided that”.

A1Rarely
Е
🇷🇺ru
ежели не

An archaic or stylized form; sounds old-fashioned.

A1Very Rarely

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если не значение: what does it mean?

если только не; в случае, если не

если не произношение: how do you pronounce it?

если не is pronounced as [ˈjɛslʲɪ nʲe]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

если не определение и примеры предложений: how is it used in a sentence?

Call me unless you can fix it yourself. Translation: Позвони мне, если не сможешь исправить это сам.

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