καθόσον

Formal Since or Insofar as

Level 6Sounds Like kathóson

Καθόσον can introduce a reason or limit the extent to which a statement is valid.

How It Works

Καθόσον can introduce a reason or limit the extent to which a statement is valid.

This is a formal connective and can often be replaced with a plainer expression suited to the intended meaning. It is not interchangeable with every temporal use of while.

Greek	Meaning
Η αίτηση απορρίπτεται, καθόσον λείπουν στοιχεία.	The application is rejected because information is missing.
Η πρόταση ισχύει καθόσον αφορά την παρούσα περίπτωση.	The proposal applies insofar as it concerns the present case.
Δεν συμμετείχε, καθόσον απουσίαζε.	He or she did not participate because they were absent.

Examples (3)

Η αίτηση απορρίπτεται, καθόσον λείπουν στοιχεία.
The application is rejected because information is missing.
Η πρόταση ισχύει καθόσον αφορά την παρούσα περίπτωση.
The proposal applies insofar as it concerns the present case.
Δεν συμμετείχε, καθόσον απουσίαζε.
He or she did not participate because they were absent.

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καθόσονLevel 6Formal Since or Insofar as

Learn This First

Recognize a reason clause before reading a formal connective that can also limit the claim’s extent.

γιατί επειδήGiving a Reason
Recognize a reason clause before reading a formal connective that can also limit the claim’s extent.
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