diff --git a/zcl/zclsyntax/keywords.go b/zcl/zclsyntax/keywords.go
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+++ b/zcl/zclsyntax/keywords.go
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+package zclsyntax
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+)
+
+type Keyword []byte
+
+var forKeyword = Keyword([]byte{'f', 'o', 'r'})
+var inKeyword = Keyword([]byte{'i', 'n'})
+var ifKeyword = Keyword([]byte{'i', 'f'})
+
+func (kw Keyword) TokenMatches(token Token) bool {
+	if token.Type != TokenIdent {
+		return false
+	}
+	return bytes.Equal([]byte(kw), token.Bytes)
+}