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хотя

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Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xɐˈtʲa]
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Conjunction

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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 быxotjá byeven though; if; at least
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Participle

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хотя́ (xotjá)

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

Further reading

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