তবু

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪obu/, [ˈt̪obuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪obu/, [ˈt̪obuˑ]

Conjunction

তবু • (tobu)

  1. in spite of[1][2]
  2. yet[1][2]
  3. still[1]
  4. nevertheless[2]
  5. withal[2]

Usage notes

This conjunction is effectively the same as তবুও. Both are used to introduce correlative clauses which are the counterparts of the relative clauses which the conjunction যদিও introduces.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012) chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 115
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shishu Sahitya Samsad (2000) Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary‎[1], 3 edition (Reference book), published 2006, archived from the original on 3 February 2021, page 220
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