však

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech všako, from Proto-Slavic *vьśako.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfʃak]

Conjunction

však

  1. but, however
    Byl tam on, já však ne ― He was there, but I was not.
    On tam však nebyl ― However, he was not there.
    To však není vše ― But that's not all.

Interjection

však

  1. well, after all, but
    Nech ho, však je hloupý ― Let him, after all he's stupid.
    Však to není vše ― Well, that's not all.

Further reading

  • však in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • však in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • však in Internetová jazyková příručka
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