Όχι πως η σκηνοθεσία είναι λάθος· απλώς αλλάζει το σκηνικό.

to be

Breakdown of Όχι πως η σκηνοθεσία είναι λάθος· απλώς αλλάζει το σκηνικό.

• αλλάζω: to change
• απλώς: simply
• λάθος: wrong

Questions & Answers about Όχι πως η σκηνοθεσία είναι λάθος· απλώς αλλάζει το σκηνικό.

Why does the sentence start with Όχι πως?

Όχι πως is an idiomatic way to say Not that... or It’s not as if....

It introduces a correction or soft contrast:

• I’m not saying X is wrong
• I’m just saying Y instead

So here, the speaker is softening the statement. They are not claiming that the directing/staging is wrong; they are adding a different point.

A very similar alternative is Όχι ότι..., which you will also hear a lot.

What is the difference between πως and πώς?

This is a very common learner question.

• πως = that
• πώς = how

In this sentence, πως is the conjunction that:

• Όχι πως η σκηνοθεσία είναι λάθος = Not that the directing is wrong

If it were πώς, the meaning would be how, which would not fit here.

So the accent matters:

• πως = that
• πώς = how

Why is it η σκηνοθεσία with the article η?