कभी

Hindi

Etymology

कब (kab) +‎ ही (hī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.bʱiː/, [kɐ.bʱiː]

Adverb

कभी • (kabhī)

1. sometimes, once in a while

   (deprecated template usage) कभी कभी ― kabhī kabhī ― sometimes

2. ever

   (deprecated template usage) कभी नहीं ― kabhī nahī̃ ― never

   Synonyms: कदापि (kadāpi), हरगिज़ (hargiz)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कभी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House