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desi
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 sunt obosită, continui să lucrez.
Although I'm tired, I keep working.
Deși nu avea bani, a cumpărat cadoul.
Although he didn't have money, he bought the gift.
Deși am încercat de multe ori, nu am reușit să rezolv problema.
Although I tried many times, I didn't manage to solve the problem.
Deși argumentele lui păreau convingătoare, comisia a respins propunerea.
Although his arguments seemed convincing, the committee rejected the proposal.
Deși se pretindea neutru, jurnalistul își trăda simpatiile politice în fiecare articol.
Although he claimed to be neutral, the journalist betrayed his political sympathies in every article.
Word family
Etymology
Deși is a Romanian compound word formed by joining the preposition de with the conjunction și. This kind of fusion, where a short preposition combines with și to build a concessive or emphatic connector, is common in Romanian function words, as seen also in totuși. The compound settled into its current form and meaning, introducing a clause of concession, well before modern standard Romanian took shape.
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