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 (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “však”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “však”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025