What Only Excludes

Level 5Sounds Like móno

Μόνο restricts the alternatives associated with its focus.

How It Works

Μόνο restricts the alternatives associated with its focus.

Its position and stress help show whether only a person, object, time or action is restricted. Moving μόνο can change the meaning even when the remaining sentence is identical.

GreekMeaning
Μόνο η Άννα ήρθε.Only Anna came.
Η Άννα ήρθε μόνο χθες.Anna came only yesterday.
Η Άννα θέλει μόνο νερό.Anna wants only water.

Examples (3)

  1. Μόνο η Άννα ήρθε.

    Only Anna came.

  2. Η Άννα ήρθε μόνο χθες.

    Anna came only yesterday.

  3. Η Άννα θέλει μόνο νερό.

    Anna wants only water.

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What Only ExcludesLevel 5

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Identify the focused alternatives before interpreting which ones μόνο excludes.

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