per més que + Indicative/Subjunctive

Concessive Mood After Per Més Que

Level 6

Per més que introduces a concession despite the degree or persistence of an action.

How It Works

Per més que insisteixi, no cediré means that continued or intense insistence will not change the result. Subjunctive presents the concession as prospective or unasserted. Indicative in per més que insisteix, no l'escolten presents the insistence as part of the factual account.

The phrase does not literally ask for a larger quantity of something. It frames an effort, degree or repeated action as insufficient to overcome the main-clause outcome.

As with encara que, mood concerns the speaker's presentation, not a mechanical true-versus-false test. Use a compound subjunctive when the conceded effort precedes the relevant outcome, and choose the main-clause tense independently to express the intended time.

Examples (3)

  1. Per més que insisteixi, no cediré.

    However much she insists, I will not yield.

  2. Per més que insisteix, no l’escolten.

    Although he keeps insisting, they do not listen.

  3. Per més que ho hagis intentat, encara falta una dada.

    However hard you have tried, one piece of information is still missing.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

per més que + Indicative/SubjunctiveLevel 6Concessive Mood After Per Més Que

Learn This First

Distinguish an asserted concession from a prospective or bracketed one. Place completion before the relevant viewpoint with perfect subjunctive.

Words in This Pattern