Though (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ) & Even Though (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ/āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ)
Though (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ) :
Meaning (āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ): Used to show contrast between two ideas. (āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž (contrast) āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤)
Usage (āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°): Shows something unexpected or opposite. āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
Examples (āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ):
- Though it was raining, we went outside. āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĨ¤
- She smiled though she was tired. āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
- Though he is young, he is very smart. āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āϏ⧰ā§, āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
Rule (āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ): Though = Simple Contrast (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž)
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Even Though (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ/āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ)
Meaning (āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ): Used to show a stronger or more surprising contrast. (āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤)
Usage (āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°): Emphasizes that something happened despite a strong reason. (āĻā§ā§° āĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤)
Examples (āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ):
- Even though it was raining heavily, we went outside. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻāĨ¤)
- She continued working even though she was sick. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
- Even though he studied hard, he failed the test. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϤ āĻ āĻā§āϤāĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻš'āϞāĨ¤)
Rule (āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ): Even though = Strong Contrast (āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž)
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Key Difference (āĻŽā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ)
Though: i. Shows a simple contrast (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§āĨ¤) ii. Gives less emphasis (āĻāĻŽ āĻā§ā§° āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤) iii. Commonly used in speaking and writing. (āĻāĻĨāĻž-āĻŦāϤ⧰āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āϞāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āĻĻā§ā§ā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤)
Example: Though he was tired, he worked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Even Though: i. Shows a stronger contrast (āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§āĨ¤) ii. Gives more emphasis(āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§° āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĨ¤)
., iii. Used when the situation is surprising or unexpected. (āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤)
Example: Even though he was extremely tired, he worked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Trick (āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ)
Though = Simple Contrast (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž)
Even Though = Strong Contrast + Emphasis (āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž + āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦ)
Though → āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ
Comparison (āϤā§āϞāύāĻž)
Though: Though he was tired, he worked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Even Though: Even though he was extremely tired, he worked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Though: Though it was cold, they played football. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤā§āĻāĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāϞ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Even Though: Even though it was freezing cold, they played football. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāϞ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
Trick (āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ)
- Though = Simple Contrast (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž)
- Even Though = Strong Contrast (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ, āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž)
Though → Contrast
- Ex 1: Though he was tired, he continued working. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤)
- Ex 2: Though it was raining, they went out. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤā§āĻāĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻ'āϞāĨ¤)
- Ex 3: Though she is young, she is very intelligent. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧰ā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤)
Even Though = Strong Contrast + Emphasis (āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤāϤāĻž + āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦ)
- Ex 1: Even though he was extremely tired, he continued working.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ - Ex 2: Even though it was raining heavily, they went out. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻāĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻ'āϞāĨ¤)
- Ex 3: Even though she had very little experience, she got the job. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§° āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤)