Subjunctive After encara que

Level 5

Encara que means although or even if, and the verb after it is in the subjunctive.

How It Works

Encara que covers two English ideas: although and even if. The Occitan is the same for both, and the subjunctive follows it.

OccitanEnglish
Encara que plòga, sortissèm.Even if it rains, we go out.
Sortissèm, encara que plòga.We go out, even if it rains.
Encara que siá fatigat, Joan trabalha.Although he is tired, Joan works.

Do not mix it up with encara alone, which means still or yet. Encara que needs the two words together.

When the writer treats the fact as certain, you may also see the indicative after encara que in print. The subjunctive is the form to learn and use.

The shorter emai works the same way: Sortissèm, emai faga fred. (We go out, even if it is cold.)

Examples (5)

  1. Encara que plòga, anam a la mar.

    Even if it rains, we go to the sea.

    Plòga: the subjunctive of plòure.

  2. Encara que siá fatigat, Joan trabalha.

    Although he is tired, Joan works.

    Siá: the subjunctive of èsser.

  3. Maria vòl venir, encara que faga fred.

    Maria wants to come, even if it is cold.

    Faga: the subjunctive of far.

  4. Encara que còste car, cròmpi aquel libre.

    Even though it costs a lot, I buy that book.

    Còste: the -ar subjunctive, with the open ò.

  5. Encara que sián joves, parlan plan occitan.

    Although they are young, they speak Occitan well.

    Sián: the subjunctive of èsser for eles.

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Subjunctive After encara queLevel 5

Learn This First

Encara que takes the subjunctive, so abans que and ja and encara come first.

Words in This Pattern

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