si

/si/ · A1 · conj

if, whether

From Latin si (if); no accent = if, with accent sí = yes

Spanish si comes straight from Latin si, meaning if. It sounds like English see: si llueve = see whether it rains. The accent mark is the only thing separating si (if, whether) from sí (yes). Also opens protests: ¡Si ya lo sabes! = But you already know!

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