ό,τι

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

Greek

Alternative forms

• (obsolete/hypercorrect) ό⸒τι (ó⸒ti) (i.e. with the hypodiastole Unicode character, rather than a comma)
• (dated) ο τι (o ti)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ὅ τι (hó ti), also written ὅ,τι (hó,ti), neuter singular of ὅστις (hóstis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ti/ - compare to the unaccented pronunciation of the conjunction ότι (óti)
• Hyphenation: ό‧τι

Pronoun

ό,τι • (ó,ti) (indeclinable) (relative pronoun)

1. whatever
   1. (in place of a noun) that which

      Synonym: οτιδήποτε (otidípote)

      Είναι κακομαθημένο παιδί· ό,τι θέλει, του το δίνουν.

      Eínai kakomathiméno paidí; ó,ti thélei, tou to dínoun.

      He's a spoiled child; they give him anything he wants.

      Κάνε ό,τι θέλεις, δεν μ’ ενδιαφέρει πια.

      Káne ó,ti théleis, den m’ endiaférei pia.

      Do whatever you want, I don't care anymore.

      Θα κάνω ό,τι μπορώ. ― Tha káno ó,ti boró. ― I'll do what I can.

   2. (in place of an adjective + noun) any, whoever/whatever

      Synonym: όποιος (ópoios)

      Ό,τι^όποιος καθηγητής και αν με διδάξει, εγώ δε θα καταλάβω τίποτα.

      Ó,ti^ópoios kathigitís kai an me didáxei, egó de tha katalávo típota.

      Whoever professor teaches me, I'll understand nothing. (literally, double negation: I will not understand nothing.)

      Ό,τι^όποιον καιρό έχει η Αθήνα, έχει περίπου και η Πελοπόννησος.

      Ó,ti^ópoion kairó échei i Athína, échei perípou kai i Pelopónnisos.

      Whatever weather Athens has, also approximately has the Peloponnese.

Derived terms

• ό,τι πιο (ó,ti pio) (with πιο + adjective, to form superlative adjectives)
• ό,τι και αν (ó,ti kai an) / ό,τι κι αν (ó,ti ki an) & ό,τι και να (ó,ti kai na) + phrase = "in contrast with, inspite of, whatever (situation)"

Expressions:

• ό,τι κι ό,τι (ó,ti ki ó,ti, “any old”)
• ό,τι και να (ó,ti kai na, “no matter what”)

Further reading

• ό,τι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• ό,τι - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)