"How was the lecture?"

Translation: Πώς ήταν η διάλεξη;

[LewieHayes]

Could we also include "πως πέρασε" here?

[Dimitra956826]

Not exactly, no. Πώς πέρασες; is a question directed to people, and usually means Did you have fun? ^.^

[Anna996495]

Is it always necessary to have the τόνος in πώς? As there is only one syllable, I thought perhaps not?

[D_..]

Πώς = how
Πως = ότι = that

[Anna996495]

Thanks!

[mizinamo]

It's similar to the role of the grave accent in the French où "where" -- simply an orthographic device to distinguish it from ou "or".

In Greek, this applies to πως/πώς, η/ή, and που/πού, which are distinguished in writing with an accent to show a difference in meaning, even though the accent would not normally come on a one-syllable word.

[Anna996495]

more thanks!