Παρά το γεγονός ότι διαφώνησαν, βοήθησαν.

Despite the fact that they disagreed, they helped.

Breakdown of Παρά το γεγονός ότι διαφώνησαν, βοήθησαν.

• βοηθάω: to help
• διαφωνώ: to disagree
• παρά το γεγονός ότι: despite the fact that

Questions & Answers about Παρά το γεγονός ότι διαφώνησαν, βοήθησαν.

What does παρά το γεγονός ότι do in this sentence?

It introduces a concession: something like despite the fact that or even though.

So the structure is:

• Παρά το γεγονός ότι = despite the fact that / even though
• διαφώνησαν = they disagreed
• βοήθησαν = they helped

This is a fairly common and natural way to connect two ideas when the second happens in spite of the first.

It is a bit more formal or heavier than shorter alternatives such as:

• αν και
• παρόλο που

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Why is it παρά το γεγονός? What case is γεγονός in?

Here παρά means despite, and in this use it is followed by the accusative.

That is why you get:

• το γεγονός = the fact in the accusative/neuter form

Because γεγονός is a neuter noun, its nominative and accusative singular look the same:

• nominative: το γεγονός
• accusative: το γεγονός

So even though the form does not change visibly, grammatically it is functioning as the object of παρά.

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Why is ότι used after το γεγονός?