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"Even though" vs. "Even if" - 即使?


Jack Koppa

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Hey all,

Writing an essay where I've already used "虽然...,但是..." a lot. I'm trying to say something along the lines of "Even though it was really difficult, I still really liked it." As I understand it, something like "即使...,仍旧..." might work. In this situation, perhaps with a 了, can it refer to something that actually happened (even though), rather than just a hypothetical situation that hasn't occurred (even if)?

 

Many thanks for the help.

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I believe a clause which begins 即使 must refer to a hypothetical situation. For an elegant variation on "虽然 . . .,但是 . . ." you could try the construction "尽管 A, 还是/仍然 B". For example "尽管(jin3guan3)数学很难, 我还是要学的”. They discuss this construction at greater length on the Chinese Grammar Wiki site which has a link on the left-hand side of the Forum's home-page--just search by 尽管. They consider 尽管 similar to 虽然 and between "although" & "even though", but tending more towards "even though".

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