Concession With deși
Although with Deși
Deși introduces a concession: a fact or possibility that contrasts with the main clause.
How It Works
Deși means 'although/even though'. It introduces a concession: something that might lead you to expect a different result.
Indicative: Deși este târziu, încă lucrează. (Although it is late, he/she is still working.) Any suitable indicative tense can follow, including a future presented as expected: Deși va ploua mâine, voi veni.
Conditional: A conditional can also occur when the concession is hypothetical: Deși ar putea pleca, preferă să rămână.
Contrast with chiar dacă: Chiar dacă often emphasizes 'even if', where the condition is left open. Context, rather than the presence of a future tense alone, determines the choice.
No ordinary să connector: In this construction say deși este or deși ar fi, not deși să fie.
Punctuation: Separate the concessive clause from the main clause with a comma in the ordinary patterns shown here.
Examples (4)
- Deși plouă, noi ieșim afară.
Although it is raining, we are going outside.
Word by Word: Although rains, we go outside.
Here, 'plouă' is in the present indicative because the rain is a current fact.
- A venit la petrecere, deși era obosit.
He came to the party, even though he was tired.
Word by Word: He came to party, although was tired.
The imperfect 'era' is used to show a continuous state in the past.
- Deși nu am avut timp, am terminat cartea.
Although I didn't have time, I finished the book.
Word by Word: Although not I had time, I finished book-the.
The compound perfect (am avut) is used for a completed past fact.
- Voi merge la examen, deși nu am învățat destul.
I will go to the exam, although I haven't studied enough.
Word by Word: I will go to exam-the, although not I have studied enough.
The main clause is in the future, but the concession remains a factual past event.
Common Mistakes
Using the subjunctive mood after 'deși'.
Deși să fie târziu, el încă lucrează.Deși este târziu, el încă lucrează.Deși normally introduces an indicative or conditional clause. Here the factual concession uses este, not să fie.
How It Connects
Learn This First
To use 'deși' (although), you need to be comfortable forming standard indicative sentences in Romanian, as this conjunction simply links a concessive clause to a main clause without requiring the subjunctive mood.
Related Patterns
- chiar dacăEven if
Chiar dacă often means even if, while deși often introduces an accepted concession. Either construction can have more nuanced readings in context.
Level 4 - cu toate căAlthough Formal
A more formal synonym for deși that also takes the indicative mood.
Level 4 - pentru căBecause
The opposite logical connector, used to show cause rather than concession.
Level 2 - oricine / orice / oriunde / oricândFree-Choice Relatives
Ori- words form free-choice or concessive clauses, often with indicative or conditional forms.
Level 4 - totuși / cu toate acesteaAdversative Connectors
Adversative connectors used to start a main clause (meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless') rather than a subordinate clause.
Level 5
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