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Russian
Etymology
Per Vasmer, probably inherited from Old East Slavic хотѧ (xotę, present active participle of хотѣти (xotěti)). Cognate with Polish chocia.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
хотя́ • (xotjá)
- although, though (contrasting two clauses)
- Хотя́ произведе́ние бы́ло просты́м, кри́тики хвали́ли его́. ― Xotjá proizvedénije býlo prostým, krítiki xvalíli jevó. ― Although the art piece was simple, critics praised it.
- хотя́ бы ― xotjá by ― even though; if; at least
Related terms
Participle
хотя́ • (xotjá)
- (rare) present adverbial imperfective participle of хоте́ть (xotétʹ)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хотя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress