German word

wenngleich

Pronunciation

IPA/vɛnˈglaɪ̯ç/

Meaning

  • conjunctionalthough

Example

Ich helfe dir, wenngleich ich wenig Zeit habe.

I'm helping you, although I don't have much time.

Illustration for wenngleich (although)

More examples

Wenngleich es teuer ist, kauften sie das Haus.

Although it is expensive, they bought the house.

Core concept

A speaker opens a side window to an opposing fact without letting it alter the main view.

Common phrases

  • wenngleich es

    although it

  • wenngleich ich

    although I

Similar words

obwohl: A factual concession that contrasts with the main clause.
auch wenn: A hypothetical condition whose occurrence would not prevent the main outcome.
selbst wenn: A strongly emphasized hypothetical condition that would leave the main outcome unaffected.

Definition in German

Subjunktion, die einen Nebensatz einleitet und eine Einschränkung oder Einräumung gegenüber dem Hauptsatz ausdrückt

Word origin

The conjunction combines wenn, meaning 'if' or 'when', with gleich, meaning 'equal' or 'the same', and became a single concessive word.

Usage tips

  • As a subordinating conjunction, wenngleich sends the finite verb to the end of its clause, as in 'wenngleich ich wenig Zeit habe'.

Other meanings

  • thoughconjunction
  • even thoughconjunction

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