ότι

See also: ὅτι; ό,τι; and Appendix:Variations of "oti"

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὅτι (hóti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oti/
• Hyphenation: ό‧τι
• Νear-Homophone: ό,τι (ó,ti)

Conjunction

ότι • (óti)

1. that

   Αποφάσισε ότι έπρεπε να φύγει.

   Apofásise óti éprepe na fýgei.

   He decided that it had to go.

2. (rare) because, for

   Χαίρομαι ότι δικαιώθηκαν οι προβλέψεις μου.

   Chaíromai óti dikaióthikan oi provlépseis mou.

   I am glad because my predictions were vindicated.

Synonyms

• (that): πως (pos)

See also

• ό,τι (ó,ti) (a pronoun)

Further reading

• ότι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language