तैयो

Even So

Level 4Sounds Like taiyō

तैयो joins an obstacle to an action that happened anyway.

How It Works

तैयो means "even so", "still" or "in spite of that". The first part names something that would normally stop the action. The second part, with तैयो, says the action happened anyway.

First part (the obstacle)तैयो part (what happened)
बरखा भऽ रहल छलतैयो ओ अएलाह
हम थाकल छलहुँतैयो काज पूरा कएलहुँ
अहाँ मना कएलहुँतैयो ओ गेलाह
  • तैयो usually stands at the start of the second part, just before the doer or the verb.
  • It does not need मुदा; the two ideas are already linked. You may use both for a stronger contrast.
  • It can also stand alone as a short answer: "तैयो?" meaning "Even so?".

The more formal partner pair यद्यपि ... तथापि is taught at Level 5. In daily talk, तैयो does the same job. It is also easy to confuse with तेँ, which means "so, that is why".

Examples (5)

  1. बरखा भऽ रहल छल, तैयो ओ अएलाह।

    It was raining, and still he came.

    तैयो joins the rain to his coming anyway.

  2. हम थाकल छलहुँ, तैयो काज पूरा कएलहुँ।

    I was tired, but I finished the work anyway.

    तैयो shows that being tired did not stop the work.

  3. अहाँ मना कएलहुँ, तैयो ओ गेलाह।

    You told him not to, and still he went.

    तैयो comes before the verb that surprises us.

  4. ओकरा बुझल छल, तैयो ओ चुप रहल।

    He knew, and still he kept quiet.

    The experiencer ओकरा ... बुझल छल sets up the contrast.

  5. दाम बेसी छल, तैयो हम किनि लेलहुँ।

    The price was high, but I bought it anyway.

    तैयो links the high price to the purchase.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the Hindi फिर भी.

    बरखा भऽ रहल छल, फिर भी ओ अएलाह।
    बरखा भऽ रहल छल, तैयो ओ अएलाह।

    Maithili says तैयो.

How It Connects

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तैयोLevel 4Even So

Learn This First

तैयो is a stronger way to set two facts against each other, so मुदा comes first.

Words in This Pattern

तैयोमुदायद्यपितथापितेँ