Breakdown of Ό,τι κι αν γίνει τον Ιούνιο, δεν θέλω να ακυρώσω τις διακοπές μου.
θέλω
to want
δεν
not
να
to
μου
my
Questions & Answers about Ό,τι κι αν γίνει τον Ιούνιο, δεν θέλω να ακυρώσω τις διακοπές μου.
Why is it Ό,τι and not ότι?
These are two different words:
- ότι = that
- ό,τι = whatever / anything that
In your sentence, Ό,τι κι αν γίνει... means whatever happens..., so it must be ό,τι with the comma.
A useful memory trick:
- ότι introduces a statement: Ξέρω ότι έρχεται = I know that he’s coming
- ό,τι means whatever: Πάρε ό,τι θέλεις = Take whatever you want
What does κι αν mean here?
κι is just a shortened form of και. In this structure, ό,τι κι αν... means something like:
- whatever ...
- no matter what ...
So:
- Ό,τι κι αν γίνει = whatever happens / no matter what happens
This is a very common pattern in Greek:
- όποιος κι αν έρθει = whoever comes
- όπου κι αν πάω = wherever I go
- όταν κι αν γίνει = whenever it happens
So κι αν helps create that indefinite / no matter what meaning.
Why is the verb γίνει and not γίνεται or θα γίνει?