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deși
although /deˈʃi/
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Also: even though, though
Example sentences
Deși plouă, ies afară.
Although it's raining, I'm going outside.
Deși e obosit, continuă să lucreze.
Although he's tired, he keeps working.
Deși nu a studiat mult, a luat o notă bună la examen.
Although he didn't study much, he got a good grade on the exam.
Deși știa că greșește, a continuat să mintă.
Although he knew he was wrong, he kept lying.
Deși criticile au fost dure, autorul nu și-a schimbat opinia.
Although the criticism was harsh, the author didn't change his opinion.
Deși părea imposibil de rezolvat, echipa a găsit o soluție elegantă în ultimul moment.
Although it seemed impossible to solve, the team found an elegant solution at the last moment.
Word family
șiand, also, eventotușihowever, nevertheless
cu toate căalthough (synonymous phrase)
măcar căeven though (synonymous phrase)
Etymology
Deși is a fusion of two older Romanian words: de ("of, from") and și ("and, also, even"). Speakers welded the two into a single subordinating conjunction used to introduce a concession, much like English packed "al" and "though" into "although". The word și itself goes back to Latin sic ("thus, so"), which also gave Italian sì and Spanish sí.
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