Although, despite, however
ምንም እንኳ፣ ቢሆንም፣ ይሁን እንጂ
Connect ideas clearly with linking words for contrast, result and addition.
How it works
Linking words connect ideas and make your speaking and writing clearer.
አያያዥ ቃላት ሐሳቦችን ያገናኛሉ፤ ንግግርና ጽሑፍዎንም ግልጽ ያደርጋሉ።
Contrast · ተቃርኖ
although / even though + clause: Although it was raining, we went out.
ምንም እንኳ እየዘነበ ቢሆንም ወጣን።
despite / in spite of + noun or -ing: Despite the rain, we went out.
ዝናቡ ቢኖርም ወጣን።
however (starts a new sentence): The plan is good. However, it is expensive.
ዕቅዱ ጥሩ ነው። ይሁን እንጂ ውድ ነው።
Result and addition · ውጤት እና ተጨማሪ
therefore / as a result · moreover / in addition
ስለዚህ / በዚህም ምክንያት · ከዚህም በላይ / በተጨማሪም
Despite is never followed by of: Despite the rain (not Despite of the rain).
ከdespite በኋላ of አይመጣም፦ Despite the rain።
Examples
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Although it was raining, we went to the market.
ምንም እንኳ እየዘነበ ቢሆንም ወደ ገበያ ሄድን።
Despite the traffic, she arrived on time.
የትራፊክ መጨናነቁ ቢኖርም በሰዓቷ ደረሰች።
The plan is good. However, it is too expensive.
ዕቅዱ ጥሩ ነው። ይሁን እንጂ በጣም ውድ ነው።
Sales fell last year. As a result, the company cut costs.
ባለፈው ዓመት ሽያጭ ቀነሰ። በዚህም ምክንያት ድርጅቱ ወጪውን ቀነሰ።
The course is free. In addition, you get a certificate.
ትምህርቱ ነፃ ነው። በተጨማሪም የምስክር ወረቀት ያገኛሉ።
Even though he was tired, he finished the report.
ቢደክመውም ሪፖርቱን ጨረሰ።