यद्यपि ... तथापि

Formal Concession

Level 6Sounds Like yadyapi ... tathāpi

यद्यपि (although) states a fact, and तथापि (nevertheless) states what is true anyway.

How It Works

This is the formal way to say although ... still. The first clause admits a fact that might seem to block the second, and the second clause says what holds anyway.

RegisterFirst clauseSecond clause
Formalयद्यपितथापि, परंतु, किंतु
Everydayहालाँकिफिर भी, लेकिन

You will meet यद्यपि ... तथापि in textbooks, essays, official reports and speeches. In conversation it sounds stiff, and हालाँकि ... फिर भी is normal.

Points to remember:

  • Both clauses are real, not imagined, so use ordinary tenses in each.
  • A comma separates the two clauses.
  • The words around this pair are usually formal too: कठिन परिश्रम (hard work) rather than everyday कड़ी मेहनत.

Examples (4)

  1. यद्यपि समय कम था, तथापि हमने चर्चा पूरी की।

    Although time was short, we still finished the discussion.

    The short time did not stop the discussion.

  2. यद्यपि यह कमरा छोटा है, तथापि इसमें पर्याप्त रोशनी आती है।

    Although this room is small, it nevertheless gets plenty of light.

    Both clauses describe present facts.

  3. यद्यपि सभी लोग सहमत नहीं हैं, तथापि बातचीत जारी है।

    Although not everyone agrees, the talks are still going on.

    The disagreement might have ended the talks, but it has not.

  4. यद्यपि उन्होंने कठिन परिश्रम किया, तथापि वे परीक्षा में सफल नहीं हो सके।

    Although he worked very hard, he still could not pass the exam.

    Formal words such as कठिन परिश्रम match the formal connectors.

How It Connects

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यद्यपि ... तथापिLevel 6Formal Concession

Learn This First

The formal concession replaces हालाँकि ... फिर भी in writing.

Words in This Pattern

यद्यपितथापि