pr'aquò, çaquelà

However

Level 5

Pr'aquò and çaquelà mean however or yet.

How It Works

WordExample
pr'aquòFa fred, pr'aquò sortissèm. (It is cold, but we go out anyway.)
çaquelàJoan èra fatigat. Çaquelà, trabalhèt tota la nuèch. (Joan was tired. However, he worked all night.)

Pr'aquò is short for per aquò, with an apostrophe where the e of per drops out. Do not write it as two full words, because per aquò means for that or because of that.

Both words can come after mas to make the contrast stronger: Plòu fòrça, mas pr'aquò Maria ven. (It rains a lot, but Maria comes anyway.)

The word çaquelà is written in one piece, with a cedilla on the first letter and the accent on the last. The Laus dictionary lists it under ça que la.

Examples (5)

  1. Fa fred, pr'aquò sortissèm.

    It is cold, but we go out anyway.

    Pr'aquò follows a comma and opens the second clause.

  2. Joan èra fatigat. Çaquelà, trabalhèt tota la nuèch.

    Joan was tired. However, he worked all night.

    Çaquelà starts the second sentence.

  3. Aquel ostal es pichòt, pr'aquò l'aimam.

    That house is small, yet we like it.

    The contrast is between pichòt and aimam.

  4. Plòu fòrça, mas pr'aquò Maria ven.

    It rains a lot, but Maria comes anyway.

    Mas and pr'aquò can go together.

  5. Ai pas fam, çaquelà mangi un pauc.

    I am not hungry, yet I eat a little.

    Çaquelà can follow a comma.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing per aquò for however

    Fa fred, per aquò sortissèm.
    Fa fred, pr'aquò sortissèm.

    Per aquò means for that or because of that. The word for however is the contraction pr'aquò.

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pr'aquò, çaquelàLevel 5However

Learn This First

Pr'aquò and çaquelà join two sentences against each other, so mas and donc come first.

Words in This Pattern

çaquelàpasmensperaquò