však
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech všako, from Proto-Slavic *vьśako.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfʃak]
Conjunction
však
- 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
- 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 (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “však”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “však”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025