однак

This is the 65th most frequent Ukrainian word.


однак

"However" or "nevertheless."


In this sentence, "однак" serves as a conjunctive adverb, linking the contrasting idea of her plan to the resulting rain.

Вона планувала вийти на прогулянку, однак пішов дощ.

She planned to go for a walk, however, it started raining.


This use of "однак" introduces a concessive relationship, highlighting the effort without immediate visible outcomes.

Він багато тренується, однак результати поки невідомі.

He trains a lot, yet the results are still unknown.


Here, "однак" connects the assessment of being interesting with the contrasting fact of being somewhat hard to understand.

Текст був цікавий, однак трохи складний для розуміння.

The text was interesting, however, a bit difficult to understand.