LingoflyՈրպեսզի, չնայած որ, ուստի: complex sentences in full
To talk about your own opinion you need conjunctions of purpose, concession and consequence. One rule covers them all: no կ- in the second half. For example: “Շուտ (shut) դուրս (durs) եկա (yeka), որպեսզի (vorpeszi) ուշ (ush) չմնամ” — I left early so as not to be delayed. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
To talk about your own opinion you need conjunctions of purpose, concession and consequence. One rule covers them all: no կ- in the second half.
Purpose is որպեսզի (vorpeszi), 'so that': Շուտ (shut) դուրս (durs) եկա (yeka) (shut durs yeka), որպեսզի (vorpeszi) չուշանամ, I left early so as not to be late. In speech it shrinks to որ (vor).
Concession is չնայած (chnayats) որ (vor) (chnayats vor) or թեև (t'eev): Չնայած (chnayats) որ (vor) ուշ (ush) էր (er) (chnayats vor ush er), զանգեց (zangets) (zangets), though it was late, he called. Consequence is ուստի (usti): Անձրև (andzrev) էր (er) (andzrev er), ուստի տաքսի (tak'si) վերցրինք (vertsrink) (usti tak'si vertsrink').
The trap is մինչև (minchev), 'until'. It takes the bare form, without կ- and without any 'not': Սպասիր (spasir), մինչև (minchev) գամ, wait until I come.
Table
| Meaning | Conjunction | Example | What to remember |
|---|---|---|---|
| purpose | որպեսզի (vorpeszi) | որպեսզի (vorpeszi) չուշանամ | the verb without կ- |
| purpose (colloquial) | որ (vor) | որ (vor) չուշանամ | the same, but shorter |
| concession | չնայած (chnayats) որ (vor), թեև (t'eev) | թեև (t'eev) ուշ (ush) էր (er) | կ- is allowed here |
| consequence | ուստի, այնպես որ (aynpes vor) | ուստի տաքսի (tak'si) վերցրինք (vertsrink) | bookish; in speech դրա համար (dra hamar) |
| reason first | քանի որ (k'ani vor) | քանի որ (k'ani vor) ուշ (ush) է | placed first in the sentence |
| until (by then) | մինչև (minchev) | մինչև (minchev) գամ | without not — it would be superfluous |
| before (in time) | նախքան (nakhk'an) | նախքան (nakhk'an) գնաս | more bookish than մինչև (minchev) |
| as long as | քանի դեռ (k'ani derr) | քանի դեռ (k'ani derr) ժամանակ (zhamanak) կա (ka) | about a lasting state |
By example
- chnayats vor hamadzayn chem, kajaktsemAlthough I do not agree, I will support it
- Սպասիր, մինչև որոշումը հայտնի դառնաspasir, minchev voroshumə haytni darrnaWait until the decision becomes known
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
complex sentences in full: how does it work in Armenian?
To talk about your own opinion you need conjunctions of purpose, concession and consequence. One rule covers them all: no կ- in the second half.
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Շուտ (shut) դուրս (durs) եկա (yeka), որպեսզի (vorpeszi) ուշ (ush) չմնամ” (shut durs yeka, vorpeszi ush chmnam) — I left early so as not to be delayed. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.