Concessive and Contrastive Clauses

讓步同對比子句

About this concept

Concessive patterns: 雖然…但係 seoi1 jin4...daan6 hai6 (although...but), 就算…都 zau6 syun3...dou1 (even if...still), 無論…都 mou4 leon6...dou1 (no matter...still).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level B2.

Examples

雖然好攰，但係要做完。Although very tired, must finish.

就算落雨都要去。Even if it rains, still must go.

無論幾辛苦都唔放棄。No matter how hard, won't give up.

佢話唔嚟，不過最後都嚟咗。He/She said wouldn't come, but came in the end.

Prerequisite

Conditional SentencesB1

More B2 concepts

Cantonese Idiomatic Expressions廣東話慣用語 Complex Aspect Combinations複合體貌組合 Passive and Disposal Constructions被動同處置句式 Reported Speech間接引述 Topic-Comment Structure主題評論結構

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