כְּאִלּוּ
Meanings
Adverb
1. As if; supposedly, seemingly (but not truly).
2. Used as a filler word.
Pronunciation
k'ílu
Examples15
כְּאִלּוּ שֶׁזֶּה איכפת לִי!
Like I care!
אֲנִי מַרְגִּישָׁה כְּאִלּוּ כְּבָר נִצַּחְתִּי.
I feel I've already won.
זֶה נִשְׁמַע כְּאִלּוּ נפלת עַל הָרֹאשׁ.
It sounded like you'd lost your marbles.
נִשְׁמַע כְּאִלּוּ יֵשׁ בְּעָיָה במפלט.
It sounds like there's a problem with exhaust system.
אֲנִי מַרְגִּישׁ כְּאִלּוּ חָלַמְתִּי.
I feel as if I were dreaming.
הוּא הִבִּיט סָבִיב כְּאִלּוּ הוּא צִפָּה למִישֶׁהוּ.
He was looking around as if he was expecting someone.