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όμως
however /ˈo.mos/
adverbB1#1368 most common
Also: nevertheless, still, though
Example sentences
Είναι μικρό, όμως μου αρέσει.
It is small, but I like it.
Θέλω να έρθω, όμως δεν έχω χρόνο.
I want to come, but I don't have time.
Δούλεψε πολύ, όμως δεν πέρασε τις εξετάσεις.
He worked hard, yet he did not pass the exams.
Η πρόταση ακούγεται λογική, υπάρχει όμως ένα πρόβλημα.
The proposal sounds reasonable, but there is a problem.
Συμφωνούμε στις βασικές αρχές, διαφωνούμε όμως στις λεπτομέρειες.
We agree on the basic principles, but we disagree on the details.
Κανείς δεν περίμενε τέτοια εξέλιξη, η ιστορία όμως έχει τον δικό της τρόπο να εκπλήσσει.
No one expected such a development, but history has its own way of surprising us.
Word family
ωστόσοhowever, nonetheless (more formal synonym)
παρόλα αυτάdespite all this, nevertheless
αλλάbut
εντούτοιςnevertheless (formal/literary)
Etymology
Όμως comes from Ancient Greek ὅμως, an adverb meaning nevertheless or all the same. It is related to the Ancient Greek ὁμός, meaning same or common, though the exact semantic path from sameness to a contrastive sense is debated by scholars. The word has kept its basic contrastive function largely unchanged from antiquity into Modern Greek.
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