यद्यपि ... तथापि

Formal Although

Level 5Sounds Like yadyapi ... tathāpi

यद्यपि ... तथापि links a fact with a result that goes against it.

How It Works

यद्यपि means "although" and तथापि means "yet, still". They work as a pair. They belong to formal writing, where you would not say तैयो.

PartJobExample
यद्यपि + clausethe factयद्यपि ओ थाकल छलाह
तथापि + clausethe surpriseतथापि काज पूरा कएलनि
  • Both words begin their parts and stay the same for every person and tense.
  • A comma separates the two parts.
  • The verbs use their usual endings, with respect shown in the normal way.

The everyday partner is तैयो, taught earlier. If you write a letter, a report or a news item, use यद्यपि ... तथापि. If you talk with family, use तैयो or मुदा. The sentence order follows the English: the "although" part comes first.

Examples (4)

  1. यद्यपि ओ थाकल छलाह, तथापि काज पूरा कएलनि।

    Although he was tired, he finished the work.

    यद्यपि opens the fact and तथापि opens the surprise.

  2. यद्यपि बरखा भऽ रहल छल, तथापि सभा भेल।

    Although it was raining, the meeting took place.

    The pair joins rain to the meeting.

  3. यद्यपि दाम बेसी अछि, तथापि वस्तु नीक अछि।

    Although the price is high, the goods are good.

    The pair works in the present as well.

  4. यद्यपि बाट कठिन छल, तथापि सभ गोटे पहुँचलाह।

    Although the road was hard, everyone arrived.

    पहुँचलाह is the respectful past.

How It Connects

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यद्यपि ... तथापिLevel 5Formal Although

Learn This First

This pair is the formal version of तैयो.

Words in This Pattern

यद्यपितथापितैयोमुदा