sebbene

Italian

Etymology

Univerbation of se (“if”) +‎ bene (“well”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sebˈbɛ.ne/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ɛne
  • Hyphenation: seb‧bè‧ne

Conjunction

sebbene

  1. although, though
    Synonyms: benché, nonostante
    Sebbene facesse molto freddo, uscii.
    Though it was very cold, I went out.
  2. albeit

Usage notes

  • In the sense 1, it is always followed by the subjunctive.

References

  1. ^ sebbene in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ sebbene in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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