Ayubowan!
Today we will be learning about how to explain an ‘Even Though’ statement. Let’s
take a look at an example sentence.
I slept a lot, but (I am) still tired. / Even though I slept a lot, I am still tired.
Mama godak nidhagathath, eith thæma nidhimathayi.
මම ගොඩක් නිදගතත්, එඉත් තැම නිදිමතයි.
There are two things we need to do in order to express this idea. One thing is to
add a -th sound to the end of the verb in the first clause of the sentence. This form
of the verb seems to indicate the completion of an action. The second thing we
need to do is to add eith or but to the beginning of the second clause.
To finish off this lesson, let’s look at two more examples:
I practiced a lot, but (I’m) still not good./ Even though I practiced a lot, I’m still bad.
Mama godak practice karath, eith thæma honda næ.
මම ගොඩක් ප්රක්ටිස් කරත්, එඉත් තැම හොඳ නැ
I already ate, ,but (I’m) still hungry./ Even though I already ate, I’m still hungry.
Mama dænaṭamat kǣvath, eith thæma badagini.
මම දැනටමත් කෑවත්, එඉත් තැම බඩගිනි.
That’s all for this lesson! Like always, feel free to leave any questions or thoughts
you may have down in the comments below. Make sure to tune in for the next lesson
on February 2nd.
Thank you for reading!
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