তবু

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Bengali[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪obu/, [ˈt̪obuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪obu/, [ˈt̪obuˑ]

Conjunction[edit]

তবু (tobu)

  1. in spite of[1][2]
  2. yet[1][2]
  3. still[1]
  4. nevertheless[2]
  5. withal[2]

Usage notes[edit]

This conjunction is effectively the same as তবুও. Both are used to introduce correlative clauses which are the counterparts of the relative clauses which the conjunction যদিও introduces.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012), chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 115
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shishu Sahitya Samsad (2000) Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary[1] (Reference book), 3 edition, published 2006, archived from the original on 2021-02-03, page 220