Όσο νερό κι αν πίνω, διψάω ακόμα.

the water

Breakdown of Όσο νερό κι αν πίνω, διψάω ακόμα.

• πίνω: to drink
• ακόμα: still
• διψάω: to be thirsty

Questions & Answers about Όσο νερό κι αν πίνω, διψάω ακόμα.

What does the pattern όσο ... κι αν ... do in this sentence?

It forms a concessive expression: it shows that the result in the main clause stays true despite the amount involved.

So όσο νερό κι αν πίνω means something like:

• no matter how much water I drink
• however much water I drink

Here:

• όσο = as much / however much
• κι αν adds the idea of even if / no matter

This is a very common Greek pattern.

Why is it κι αν and not και αν?

κι is just a shorter form of και.

In everyday Greek, especially before a vowel or in fixed expressions, και often becomes κι. So:

• κι αν
• και αν

mean the same thing here, but κι αν sounds more natural and is very common.

Why is there no article before νερό?

Because νερό is being used as a mass noun in a general, indefinite way.

Greek often leaves out the article with substances or materials when you mean some amount of it, not a specific one.

So:

• νερό = water in general / water as a substance

If you added an article, it would sound more specific and would usually change the meaning or feel of the sentence.

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