Breakdown of Ανεξάρτητα από το αν έχω συμβόλαιο, ελέγχω την τιμολόγηση.
έχω
to have
το συμβόλαιο
the contract
ελέγχω
to check
η τιμολόγηση
the pricing; billing
Questions & Answers about Ανεξάρτητα από το αν έχω συμβόλαιο, ελέγχω την τιμολόγηση.
What does Ανεξάρτητα από το αν mean, and how is it built?
This is a fixed expression meaning regardless of whether.
It is built from:
- ανεξάρτητα = independently / regardless
- από = from
- το αν = whether
So literally, it is something like independently from whether..., but in natural English you would usually translate it as regardless of whether...
This is a fairly common and quite formal-sounding way to introduce a condition that does not affect the main action.
Why is there το in από το αν? Why not just από αν?
In Greek, το αν often works as a unit meaning whether after certain expressions.
So:
- αν by itself usually means if
- το αν can function more like whether
After expressions like ανεξάρτητα από, Greek normally uses το αν rather than bare αν.
So:
- ανεξάρτητα από το αν έχω συμβόλαιο = regardless of whether I have a contract
This is a structure English speakers often just have to get used to, because Greek often uses the article το to turn a clause into something more noun-like.
Why does Greek say έχω συμβόλαιο? Is that the normal way to say ?