Որպէսզի, չնայած որ, ուստի: complex sentences in full
Talk about opinion needs the rest: purpose, concession, consequence, boundaries in time. Two rules first. For example: “Շուտ դուրս եկայ, որպէսզի ուշ 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
Talk about opinion needs the rest: purpose, concession, consequence, boundaries in time. Two rules first.
Rule one: piti is almost never put in the subordinate part. After yet'e, yerp, hents vor, minchev, vorbeszi the verb goes bare: Hents vor hasnim, bidi zankem. The exception: ch'nayadz vor and t'ēev — a concession reports a fact, so the future is possible there.
Rule two: the copula է (e) goes to the end of its clause, not after the conjunction. Kə kartsem, vor sa lavagoyn tarberakn e — and not "vor e lavagoyn". With a negation the same slot is taken by che: …vor sa jishd che.
Now the conjunctions. Purpose — vorbeszi, "in order to": Shud turs yegay, vorbeszi chushanam — I left early so as not to be late. Concession — ch'nayadz vor and t'ēev: Ch'nayadz vor ush ēr, zankets. Consequence — usti. Minchev means both "until" and "by the time", and no "not" is used with it: Sbasir, minchev gam.
Table
| Meaning | Conjunction | Example | What to remember |
|---|---|---|---|
| purpose | որպէսզի | որպէսզի չուշանամ | the verb without պիտի |
| purpose (colloquial) | որ | որ չուշանամ | the same, but shorter |
| concession | չնայած որ, թէեւ | թէեւ ուշ էր | պիտի is allowed here |
| consequence | ուստի, այնպէս որ | ուստի տաքսի վերցուցինք | bookish; in speech անոր համար |
| the reason first | քանի որ | քանի որ ուշ է | stands first in the sentence |
| until | մինչեւ | մինչեւ գամ | no "not" — it would be superfluous |
| before | նախքան | նախքան երթաս | more bookish than մինչեւ |
| as long as | քանի դեռ | քանի դեռ ժամանակ կայ | about a lasting state |
By example
- Շուտ դուրս եկայ, որպէսզի ուշ չմնամshud turs yegay, vorbeszi ush chmnamI left early so as not to be held up
- Չնայած որ համաձայն չեմ, պիտի աջակցիմchnayadz vor hamatsayn chem, bidi achagtsimAlthough I do not agree, I will support it
- Սպասիր, մինչեւ որոշումը յայտնի դառնայsbasir, minchev voroshumə yaydni 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?
Talk about opinion needs the rest: purpose, concession, consequence, boundaries in time. Two rules first.
What does it look like in an example sentence Western Armenian?
“Շուտ դուրս եկայ, որպէսզի ուշ 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.