Translation
nevertheless
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Examples
Aeger ; .
He was ill; nevertheless he came.
, probavit.
He said a great deal, yet proved nothing.
pauper , .
Although he was poor, he still lived happily.
difficilis ; conabimur.
The matter is difficult; nevertheless we shall try.
.
All the same, this is true.
marks the clause it sits in as running against what has just been said. Latin usually postpones it rather than putting it first, so it typically lands second or third in its clause, after the word being contrasted. It is the standard answer to a concessive clause opened by , or , where English would say "although ... nevertheless". As an adverb it takes no case and changes nothing about the words around it.
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Grammar articles
(6)The Latin Ablative Absolute: urbe capta, signo dato
Latin Connectors: tamen, quamquam, ergo, igitur and autem
Latin cum Clauses: when, since and although
Latin Interjections and Conversation Words: heus, ecce, edepol
Latin Participles: amans, amatus, amaturus
Latin Purpose, Result and cum Clauses: ut, ne and cum
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 6: tamen, hic, enim and 8 more words.