Translation
although; however much
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Examples
dives , .
However rich he may be, he is not happy.
, probavit.
Although he said a great deal, he proved nothing.
, .
I shall come, however long the road is.
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Brave as they were, they were beaten.
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I do not want to do this, although I could.
is literally , "as much as you like", and that is exactly how it concedes: however much you care to insist on it, the main clause still stands. The main clause often answers with .
The mood is the thing to get right. takes the SUBJUNCTIVE, because what it grants is hypothetical: dives sit, "however rich he may be". Its partner takes the INDICATIVE, because what it grants is a fact: dives , "although he is rich". Classical prose keeps that division reasonably tidy; later Latin blurs it, and you will meet with an indicative often enough that it is not worth calling an error. is a third member of the same family and also concedes with a subjunctive.
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 12: quamvis, numquam, ideo and 11 more words.