{"id":2898,"date":"2018-04-16T04:07:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T04:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2898"},"modified":"2018-04-09T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T13:43:49","slug":"use-of-the-conjunction-and-in-greek-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/use-of-the-conjunction-and-in-greek-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of the conjunction “and” in Greek – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! Last week, I posted an article about the different uses of the conjunction \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/a>. This is the second part. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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#5. \u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1\/\u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd= no matter what<\/h3>\n

\u038c,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9<\/span>, \u03bf\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd. \/ No matter what he does, his parents will love him.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u038c,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9,<\/span> \u03bf\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9. \/ No matter what he does, his parents will never be pleased.<\/em><\/p>\n

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#6\/ \u03cc\u03c7\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf= not so (much)<\/h3>\n

\u0391: \u03a3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1;\/ Do you like this skirt?<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u038c\u03c7\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf<\/span> (\u03cc\u03c7\u03b9 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf, is also correct)<\/span><\/em>\/ Not so much.<\/em><\/p>\n

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#7. \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9= even \/ \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd= even if<\/h3>\n

\u0398\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/span> \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1. \/ We will go to Greece even without you.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0398\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2. \/ We will go to Greece even if you don’t come.<\/em><\/p>\n

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#8. \u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \/ \u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd= no matter how (much)<\/h3>\n

\u038c\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1<\/span> \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2. \/(Literally) No matter how much (how loud) you shout, you will not have it your own way.<\/em>
\n\u038c\u03c3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd<\/span> \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9. \/ (Literally) No matter how much (how loud) you scream, no one will hear you.<\/em><\/p>\n

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#9. \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 … \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 …<\/h3>\n

\u0386\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf,\u00a0\u03ba\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03bd\u03b3\u03ba.
\nIn this case, \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> means “different”. The meaning of this phrase is that people who stay in a hotel and people who go camping are not the same type of tourists.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0386\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1<\/span> \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd, \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1<\/span> \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03ac\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2. \/ The hare and the owl don’t have the same eyes.
\nThis is a Greek proverb which means\u00a0 “there may be blue and better blue”.<\/em><\/p>\n

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#10. \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9= neither<\/h3>\n

A: \u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03be\u03b7 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03cc \u03bc’ \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2; \/ Do you want (are you in the mood)<\/span> to go dancing with them?<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u038c\u03c7\u03b9. \/ No.
\n\u0391: \u039f\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce<\/span>. (O\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce is also correct. \u039f\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ce is more emphatic)<\/span> \/ Neither do I.<\/em><\/p>\n

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#11. Untranslated phrases<\/h3>\n

\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5\u03c2;<\/strong> (\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 means “to understand”)<\/em>
\n\u039f\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5, \u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03af\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b9\u03c0\u03af\u03bb\u03b1. \u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5\u03c2;<\/span> \/ There, now she’s crying because you took her pacifier away. Are you happy now?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03a1\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03b2\u03b3\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. \u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b2\u03b5\u03c2;<\/span> \/\u00a0You went to Rhodes for three weeks and you stayed at the hotel all day. Did this trip had any meaning to you? \/ Did you enjoy this trip?<\/em><\/p>\n

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#12. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5;<\/strong> (\u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 means “it happens”)<\/em><\/h3>\n

A: \u039a\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf! \/ Too bad we didn’t go to the museum!<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5;<\/span> \u0398\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf. \u0398\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b9\u03b3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf. \/ So what? We will go tomorrow, it will be less people. We also use the expression\u00a0 “\u03b5, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9”;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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#13. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd + verb<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A: \u03a0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03c4\u03cc; \/ (Literally) Shall we go to the plaza for an ice-cream?<\/em>
\n\u0392: \u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5;<\/span> \/ Why not? The meaning of this phrase is it makes no difference, I doesn’t matter whether we go or not.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A: \u0391\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 12, \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03c9 \u03ad\u03be\u03c9! \/ If he doesn’t come back by 12, I will lock him out!<\/em>
\nB: \u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2;<\/span> \u03a4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1! \/ I don’t care!<\/em><\/p>\n

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#14. \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2;<\/strong> (\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 means “to suffer” or “to come down with something”)<\/em><\/h3>\n

\u0388\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9. \u039a\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac; \/ You made such a fuss about the party because you didn’t want to go. Was it harmful\u00a0after all?<\/em><\/p>\n

I hope that at least some of these examples make sense. My advice would be not to focus too much on the different meanings of \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9, especially if you are a beginner. As always, if you have questions, feel free to leave a comment. \u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1!<\/p>\n

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\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! Last week, I posted an article about the different uses of the conjunction \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9. This is the second part. Enjoy! #5. \u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1\/\u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd= no matter what \u038c,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9, \u03bf\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd. \/ No matter what he does, his parents will love him. \u038c,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1…<\/p>\n

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