όχι μόνο...αλλά και

Not Only...But Also

Level 5Sounds Like óchi móno...allá kai

Όχι μόνο...αλλά και adds a second item while emphasizing that the first description is insufficient.

How It Works

Όχι μόνο...αλλά και adds a second item while emphasizing that the first description is insufficient.

Keep the two coordinated parts grammatically parallel when possible. The expression highlights addition; it does not negate the truth of the part after μόνο.

GreekMeaning
Όχι μόνο διάβασε αλλά και έγραψε.He or she not only read but also wrote.
Είναι όχι μόνο έξυπνη αλλά και ευγενική.She is not only clever but also kind.
Θέλω όχι μόνο χρόνο αλλά και βοήθεια.I want not only time but also help.

Examples (3)

  1. Όχι μόνο διάβασε αλλά και έγραψε.

    He or she not only read but also wrote.

  2. Είναι όχι μόνο έξυπνη αλλά και ευγενική.

    She is not only clever but also kind.

  3. Θέλω όχι μόνο χρόνο αλλά και βοήθεια.

    I want not only time but also help.

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όχι μόνο...αλλά καιLevel 5Not Only...But Also

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Recognize an additive relation before using a paired construction that emphasizes the added item.

Words in This Pattern

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