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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech všako, from Proto-Slavic *vьśako.
Pronunciation
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, 1935–1957
- však in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- však in Internetová jazyková příručka