magari

Meaning

Adv

1. even
2. maybe, perhaps

Conj

1. even if
2. if only

Intj

1. (colloquial) of course!; you bet!
2. (colloquial) used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true; I wish!; if only!; yeah right!

Concepts

maybe

perhaps

possibly

even

if only

mayhap

perchance

peradventure

item

may be

too

I wish

praps

ablings

mayhappen

ablins

also

as well

at a pinch

conceivably

even if

haply

Synonyms

forse

possibilmente

chissà

se solo

mi piacerebbe

finanche

almeno

persino

pure

eziandio

capace

financo

anche

può essere

se

altresì

Translations

ojalá

quizá

tal vez

vielleicht

peut-être

si seulement

posiblemente

talvez

möglicherweise

acaso

peut-être que

wenn doch nur

potser

ίσως

il se peut

Hyphenated as

ma‧gà‧ri

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈɡa.ri/

Etymology

From Greek μακάρι (makári, “I wish”), which is derived from Ancient Greek μακάριος (makários, “blessed, happy”). Compare Portuguese macar (“although”, conjunction), Spanish maguer (“although”, conjunction) and Romanian măcar (“even”, adverb).