כאילו

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כאילו

/keˈ(ʔ)i.lu/ Modern Israeli
/ˈki.lu/ Modern Israeli, colloquial

Where it comes from

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

conjunction כְּאִלּוּ · k'ílu · כִּילּוּ

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

adverb כְּאִלּוּ · k'ílu · כִּילּוּ

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.
Similar: יעני

In English

virtual in effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality

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"כאילו." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כאילו. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95

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"כאילו." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כאילו},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}