хотя

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, probably inherited from Old East Slavic хотѧ (xotę, present active participle of хотѣти (xotěti)). Cognate with Polish chocia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɐˈtʲa]

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Conjunction

хотя́ • (xotjá)

1. although, though (contrasting two clauses)

   Хотя́ произведе́ние бы́ло просты́м, кри́тики хвали́ли его́. ― Xotjá proizvedénije býlo prostým, krítiki xvalíli jevó. ― Although the art piece was simple, critics praised it.

   хотя́ бы ― xotjá by ― even though; if; at least

Related terms

• хоте́ть impf (xotétʹ)
• хоть (xotʹ)

Participle

хотя́ • (xotjá)

1. (rare) present adverbial imperfective participle of хоте́ть (xotétʹ)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хотя”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress