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ακόμα
still /aˈkoma/
adverbA1#36 most common
Also: yet, even, more / again
Example sentences
Είμαι ακόμα εδώ.
I am still here.
Είσαι ακόμα στο σπίτι;
Are you still at home?
Θέλεις ακόμα λίγο καφέ;
Do you want a little more coffee?
Δεν έχει έρθει ακόμα ο Γιάννης.
John hasn't come yet.
Αυτό το βιβλίο είναι ακόμα πιο ενδιαφέρον από το προηγούμενο.
This book is even more interesting than the previous one.
Κι αν ακόμα προσπαθήσεις μόνος σου, δεν θα τα καταφέρεις χωρίς βοήθεια.
Even if you try on your own, you won't manage without help.
Word family
ακόμηstill, yet (more formal variant)
ακόμα καιeven (emphatic)
ακόμα κι ανeven if
ακόμα πιοeven more (comparative intensifier)
Etymology
ακόμα is the colloquial variant of ακόμη, descending from the Ancient/Koine Greek adverb ἀκμήν 'still, yet, even now,' which was the adverbial accusative of ἀκμή 'highest point, edge, prime.' The meaning shifted from 'at the critical point / at its peak' to the temporal 'still, yet.' The ultimate Proto-Indo-European root is *h₂eḱ- 'sharp, pointed,' which also produced ἀκμή, ἄκρος and ὀξύς.
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