Though (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“) & Even Though (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“/āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“)


Though (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“) :


Meaning (āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ): Used to show contrast between two ideas. (āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϘāϟāύāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž (contrast) āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤)


Usage (āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°): Shows something unexpected or opposite. āĻ…āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤


Examples (āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ):



  1. Though it was raining, we went outside. āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧋āρāĨ¤

  2. She smiled though she was tired. āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤāĻžāχ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāχ āĻšāĻžāρāĻšāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

  3. Though he is young, he is very smart. āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āϏ⧰⧁, āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤


Rule (āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ): Though = Simple Contrast (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž)


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Even Though (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“/āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“)


Meaning (āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ): Used to show a stronger or more surprising contrast. (āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŦāĻž āφāϚ⧰āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤)


Usage (āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°): Emphasizes that something happened despite a strong reason. (āĻœā§‹ā§° āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ•ā§Ÿ āϝ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇āĻ“ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāϟāĻž āϘāϟāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤)


Examples (āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ):



  1. Even though it was raining heavily, we went outside. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻĒā§ā§°āϚāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧈ āĻ—ā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧋āρāĨ¤)

  2. She continued working even though she was sick. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤāĻžāχ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāχ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)

  3. Even though he studied hard, he failed the test. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ āĻ…āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻš'āϞāĨ¤)


Rule (āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ): Even though = Strong Contrast (āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž)


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Key Difference (āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ)


Though: i. Shows a simple contrast (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤) ii. Gives less emphasis (āĻ•āĻŽ āĻœā§‹ā§° āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āĨ¤) iii. Commonly used in speaking and writing. (āĻ•āĻĨāĻž-āĻŦāϤ⧰āĻž āφ⧰⧁ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āύ⧀ āĻĻā§ā§Ÿā§‹āϟāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤)


Example: Though he was tired, he worked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


Even Thoughi. Shows a stronger contrast (āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§‹ā§°āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤) ii. Gives more emphasis(āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻœā§‹ā§° āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āĨ¤)


.,  iii. Used when the situation is surprising or unexpected. (āφāϚ⧰āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤)


Example: Even though he was extremely tired, he worked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


Trick (āĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•)


Though = Simple Contrast (āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž)


Even Though = Strong Contrast + Emphasis (āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§‹ā§°āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž + āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ)


Though → āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“


Comparison (āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž)


Though: Though he was tired, he worked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


Even Though: Even though he was extremely tired, he worked. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


Though: Though it was cold, they played football. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


Even Though: Even though it was freezing cold, they played football. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)


Trick (āĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•)



  • Though = Simple Contrast (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž)

  • Even Though = Strong Contrast (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“, āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§‹ā§°āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž)


ThoughContrast 



  • Ex 1: Though he was tired, he continued working. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞāĨ¤)

  • Ex 2: Though it was raining, they went out. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧈ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤)

  • Ex 3: Though she is young, she is very intelligent. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤāĻžāχ āϏ⧰⧁, āϤāĻžāχ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤)


Even Though = Strong Contrast + Emphasis (āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§‹ā§°āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤāϤāĻž + āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ)



  • Ex 1: Even though he was extremely tired, he continued working.
    āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

  • Ex 2: Even though it was raining heavily, they went out. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āĻĒā§ā§°āϚāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧈ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤)

  • Ex 3: Even though she had very little experience, she got the job. (āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻ“ āϤāĻžāχ⧰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ•āĻŽ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ“ āϤāĻžāχ āϚāĻžāϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤)