फिर भी

Even So

Level 3Sounds Like phira bhī

फिर भी says something happens even though the first part suggests it shouldn't.

How It Works

Use फिर भी when the second fact goes against what the first one leads you to expect.

  • बारिश हो रही थी, फिर भी मैच हुआ. It was raining, but the match still went ahead.
  • मैंने बहुत समझाया, फिर भी वह नहीं माना. I explained it again and again, and he still wouldn't agree.

फिर भी usually opens the second clause, as above. It can also come after the subject: वह फिर भी नहीं माना. People often add लेकिन or पर in front: थका हुआ था, लेकिन फिर भी खेलता रहा (He was tired, but he kept playing anyway).

If the first clause starts with हालाँकि (although), फिर भी is the natural way to open the second one: हालाँकि वह बीमार था, फिर भी काम पर गया.

Keep फिर भी apart from plain फिर, which means then or again. Together, फिर and भी work as one unit meaning still.

Examples (4)

  1. वह बीमार थी, फिर भी दफ़्तर गई।

    She was ill, but she still went to the office.

    फिर भी opens the result you would not expect.

  2. मैंने उसे दो बार फ़ोन किया, फिर भी उसने नहीं उठाया।

    I called him twice, and he still didn't pick up.

    The second clause goes against what the first leads you to expect.

  3. खाना ठंडा था, फिर भी सबने मज़े से खाया।

    The food was cold, but everyone enjoyed it anyway.

    फिर भी here matches English anyway.

  4. हम जल्दी निकले, पर फिर भी देर हो गई।

    We left early, but we were still late.

    पर फिर भी adds weight to the contrast.

How It Connects

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फिर भीLevel 3Even So

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Even so combines फिर and भी.

Words in This Pattern

फिर भी