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if

 
 
/ɪf/ conjunction

Translation

DEPEND used to say that something will happen only after something else happens or is true
...sa/se ... sa/se
We'll have the party in the garden if the weather's good. If you eat up all your dinner you can have some chocolate.1243
MIGHT used to talk about something that might happen or be true
eğer, şayet
I'm sorry if I've offended you. What will we do if this doesn't work?1242
WHETHER whether
acaba, ...mı, olup olmadığı
I wonder if he'll get the job. Have you asked her if she'd like to come?1243
ALWAYS used to mean always or every time
her ne zaman, ... dığında, eğer
If you mention his mother, he always cries.1243
(Definition of if conjunction from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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