ενώ

While or Whereas

Level 3Sounds Like enṓ

Ενώ can connect simultaneous events or contrast two situations.

How It Works

Ενώ can connect simultaneous events or contrast two situations.

A temporal reading often supplies background, while a contrastive reading compares participants or outcomes. Tense and aspect follow the event meanings, not a single fixed tense after ενώ.

GreekMeaning
Διάβαζα ενώ μαγείρευε.I was reading while he or she was cooking.
Εγώ έμεινα, ενώ η Άννα έφυγε.I stayed, whereas Anna left.
Ενώ μιλούσαμε, χτύπησε το τηλέφωνο.While we were talking, the phone rang.

Examples (3)

  1. Διάβαζα ενώ μαγείρευε.

    I was reading while he or she was cooking.

  2. Εγώ έμεινα, ενώ η Άννα έφυγε.

    I stayed, whereas Anna left.

  3. Ενώ μιλούσαμε, χτύπησε το τηλέφωνο.

    While we were talking, the phone rang.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

ενώLevel 3While or Whereas

Learn This First

Recognize a finite time clause before specifying overlap, ordering, a boundary or repeated occasions.

Words in This Pattern

ενώ