چاہے ... پھر بھی
Even if a Condition Holds
Even if this happens → the result stays the same.
How It Works
چاہے can introduce a concession: the speaker accepts a possible obstacle without changing the main statement. پھر بھی emphasizes that the result holds despite it.
A subjunctive often follows چاہے when the obstacle is hypothetical. With words such as کتنا, the sentence can mean “however much” or “no matter how.”
The main clause keeps the tense and person it needs. Do not turn the whole sentence into a wish just because چاہے resembles a form of چاہنا.
Examples (4)
- چاہے بارش ہو، ہم پھر بھی جائیں گے۔
Even if it rains, we will still go.
Rain is a possible obstacle rather than a reported fact.
- چاہے راستہ لمبا ہو، میں پھر بھی پیدل جاؤں گا۔
Even if the route is long, I will still walk.
A male speaker keeps the same plan.
- چاہے تم کتنا ہی سمجھاؤ، وہ پھر بھی اپنی بات پر قائم رہے گا۔
No matter how much you explain, he will still stand by his view.
کتنا ہی widens the concession to any amount of explanation.
- چاہے دکان بند ہو، ہمیں پھر بھی وہاں جانا ہے۔
Even if the shop is closed, we still have to go there.
The obligation remains despite the possible closure.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize an unsettled possibility introduced by چاہے. Understand an outcome maintained despite that possibility.
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