Whether and if don’t mean the same thing, and are used in different contexts. Whether is used when you’re talking about a situation with two or more alternatives, whereas if is correct when describing a condition with no alternatives. For example,
Ikiwa na ikiwa haimaanishi kitu kimoja, na hutumiwa katika miktadha tofauti. Iwapo inatumika unapozungumza kuhusu hali na njia mbadala mbili au zaidi, ambapo ikiwa ni sahihi wakati wa kuelezea hali isiyo na mbadala. Kwa mfano,