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Persian
Etymology
From اگر (agar) + چه (če).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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agarči
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| Dari reading?
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agarči
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| Iranian reading?
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agarče
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| Tajik reading?
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agarči
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Conjunction
| Dari
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اگرچه
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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агарчи
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اگرچه • (agarče)
- although
- Synonyms: هرچند (harčand), با این که (bâ in ke)
اگرچه امروز هوا گرم است، اما ما غذای داغ خوردیم.- agarče emruz havâ garm ast, ammâ mâ ğazâ-ye dâğ xordim.
- Although the weather is warm today, we ate hot food.
اگرچه قبلا شما را ندیده باشم، ولی اسمتان به من آشنا بود.- agarče qablan šomâ râ nadide bâšam, vali esmatân be man âšnâ bud.
- Although I hadn't seen you before, your name was familiar to me.
Usage notes
- Normally used together with a conjunction like اما (ammâ), ولی (vali), or لیکن (liken) in the next clause, unlike in English.[1]
Descendants
References
- ^ Gernot Windfuhr, John R. Perry (2009) “Persian and Tajik” (chapter 8), in The Iranian Languages (in English), page 521:
Concessive clauses (...) are introduced by the following phrases, all 'though, although, despite the fact that': agar-če/agar-či, lit. 'if, though'; har čand ke/har cand(-e ki), lit. 'however much that'; bā (vojud-e) in ke/bo (vujud-i) in ki, lit. 'with the existence of this that'. They usually take the present or past subjunctive, according to time reference. The matrix clause may be introduced by vali/vale, amma/ammo, liken/lekin 'but, still'.