اگرچه
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See also: اگرچہ
Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ˈʔa.ɡaɾ.t͡ʃi]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔǽ.ɡʲæɹ.t͡ʃʰe]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔǽ.ɡäɾ.t͡ʃʰi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | agarči |
| Dari reading? | agarči |
| Iranian reading? | agarče |
| Tajik reading? | agarči |
Conjunction
[edit]| Dari | اگرچه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | агарчи |
اگرچه • (agarče)
- although
- Synonyms: هرچند (harčand), با این که (bâ in ke)
- اگرچه امروز هوا گرم است، اما ما غذای داغ خوردیم.
- agarče emruz havâ garm ast, ammâ mâ ğazâ-ye dâğ xordim.
- Although the weather is warm today, we ate hot food.
- اگرچه قبلا شما را ندیده باشم، ولی اسمتان به من آشنا بود.
- agarče qablan šomâ râ nadide bâšam, vali esmatân be man âšnâ bud.
- Although I hadn't seen you before, your name was familiar to me.
Usage notes
[edit]- Normally used together with a conjunction like اما (ammâ), ولی (vali), or لیکن (liken) in the next clause, unlike in English.[1]
Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: əgərçi
- → Turkish: gerçi, eğerçi
- → Urdu: اَگَرْچِہ (agarci)
- → Central Kurdish: ئەگەرچی (egerçî)
References
[edit]- ^ Gernot Windfuhr, John R. Perry (2009) “Persian and Tajik” (chapter 8), in The Iranian Languages[1] (in English), page 521:
- Concessive clauses (...) are introduced by the following phrases, all 'though, although, despite the fact that': agar-če/agar-či, lit. 'if, though'; har čand ke/har cand(-e ki), lit. 'however much that'; bā (vojud-e) in ke/bo (vujud-i) in ki, lit. 'with the existence of this that'. They usually take the present or past subjunctive, according to time reference. The matrix clause may be introduced by vali/vale, amma/ammo, liken/lekin 'but, still'.