Concession: encara que, malgrat
Concession means "although, despite": the fact is admitted, the conclusion does not change. Encara que plus an ordinary tense, when the event is real: Encara que plou, anirem. For example: “Encara que plou, anirem a peu” — Although it rains, we will go on foot. A rule from the Valencian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Concession means "although, despite": the fact is admitted, the conclusion does not change. Encara que plus an ordinary tense, when the event is real: Encara que plou, anirem.
If the event is only possible, the verb shifts: Encara que plogui, anirem — even if it rains.
Malgrat — "despite" — governs a noun: malgrat la pluja. With "que" — malgrat que és tard — it sounds bookish; speech prefers tot i que.
The order is free: the concession may go last — Anirem, encara que plou. Then the comma is obligatory.
Table
| frame | what follows | example |
|---|---|---|
| encara que | a clause (fact — indicatiu) | encara que plou, anirem |
| malgrat | a noun | malgrat la pluja |
| malgrat que / tot i que | a clause | tot i que és tard, truco |
By example
- Encara que plou, anirem a peuAlthough it rains, we will go on foot
- Malgrat la pluja, el mercat obreDespite the rain, the market is open
- Encara que demano descompte, no me'l donenAlthough I ask for a discount, they do not give me one
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
Concession: how does it work in Valencian?
Concession means "although, despite": the fact is admitted, the conclusion does not change. Encara que plus an ordinary tense, when the event is real: Encara que plou, anirem.
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“Encara que plou, anirem a peu” — Although it rains, we will go on foot. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.