LingoflyՈրպէսզի, չնայած որ, ուստի: complex sentences in full
Talking about opinions needs more than որ (vor) and երբ (yerp): purpose, concession, consequence, limits in time. Learn two rules before the conjunctions. For example: “Շուտ (shud) դուրս (turs) եկայ (yega), որպէսզի (vorbeszi) ուշ (ush) չմնամ” — I left early so as not to be held up. A rule from the Western Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Talking about opinions needs more than որ (vor) and երբ (yerp): purpose, concession, consequence, limits in time. Learn two rules before the conjunctions.
Rule one: պիտի (bidi) almost never goes into the subordinate part. After եթէ (yet'e), երբ (yerp), մինչեւ (minchev), որպէսզի (vorbeszi) the verb stays bare: Հէնց որ (hents vor) հասնիմ (hents vor hasnim), պիտի (bidi) զանգեմ (zankem) (bidi zankem) — as soon as I arrive, I'll call. The exception is թէեւ (t'eev): a concession states a fact, so the future is fine there.
Rule two: the copula է (e) goes to the end of its clause. You say Կը (gə) կարծեմ (gardzem) (gə gardzem), որ (vor) ասիկա (asiga) լաւագոյն (lavakuyn) տարբերակն (darperagn) է (vor asiga lavakuyn darperagn e), never "որ (vor) է լաւագոյն (lavakuyn) (vor e lavakuyn)". A negation takes the same slot: …որ (vor) ատիկա (adiga) ճիշդ (jishd) չէ (che) (vor adiga jishd che).
Purpose — որպէսզի (vorbeszi): որպէսզի (vorbeszi) չուշանամ (vorbeszi chushanam) — so as not to be late. Concession — չնայած (chnayadz) որ (vor) (chnayadz vor) and թէեւ (t'eev). Consequence — ուստի (usdi). Մինչեւ (minchev) means both "until" and "by the time", and takes no "not": մինչեւ (minchev) գամ (kam) (minchev kam) — until I come.
Table
| Meaning | Conjunction | Example | What to remember |
|---|---|---|---|
| purpose | որպէսզի (vorbeszi) | որպէսզի (vorbeszi) չուշանամ | the verb without պիտի (bidi) |
| purpose (colloquial) | որ (vor) | որ (vor) չուշանամ | the same, but shorter |
| concession | չնայած (chnayadz) որ (vor), թէեւ (t'eev) | թէեւ (t'eev) ուշ (ush) էր (er) | պիտի (bidi) is allowed here |
| consequence | ուստի, այնպէս որ (aynbes vor) | ուստի թաքսի (t'ak'si) առինք (arrink) | bookish; in speech անոր համար (anor hamar) |
| the reason first | քանի որ (k'ani vor) | քանի որ (k'ani vor) ուշ (ush) է | stands first in the sentence |
| until | մինչեւ (minchev) | մինչեւ (minchev) գամ (kam) | no "not" — it would be superfluous |
| before | նախքան (nakhk'an) | նախքան (nakhk'an) երթաս | more bookish than մինչեւ (minchev) |
| as long as | քանի դեռ (k'ani terr) | քանի դեռ (k'ani terr) ժամանակ (zhamanag) կայ (gay) | about a lasting state |
By example
- chnayadz vor hamatsayn chem, bidi achagtsimAlthough I do not agree, I will support it
- Սպասէ, մինչեւ որոշումը յայտնի դառնայsbase, minchev voroshumə haydni tarrnayWait 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 Western Armenian?
Talking about opinions needs more than որ (vor) and երբ (yerp): purpose, concession, consequence, limits in time. Learn two rules before the conjunctions.
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Շուտ (shud) դուրս (turs) եկայ (yega), որպէսզի (vorbeszi) ուշ (ush) չմնամ” (shud turs yegay, vorbeszi ush chmnam) — I left early so as not to be held up. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.