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L'étude est intéressante, pourtant la conclusion est fausse.

L'étude est intéressante, pourtant la conclusion est fausse.
The study is interesting, yet the conclusion is wrong.
From Lesson 146:Connectors of consequence (alors, donc)·French

Breakdown of L'étude est intéressante, pourtant la conclusion est fausse.

intéressant
interesting
faux
false
l'étude
the study (f)
la conclusion
the conclusion
pourtant
yet, however

Questions & Answers about L'étude est intéressante, pourtant la conclusion est fausse.

Could I use donc or alors instead of pourtant in this sentence?
No, because donc and alors mean "so" or "therefore" (showing a logical result). Pourtant means "yet" or "however" (showing a contrasting or surprising result). If you used donc, it would mean the study being interesting actually caused the conclusion to be wrong!
Why is the word for "wrong" spelled fausse here instead of faux?
In French, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because la conclusion is feminine, we use the irregular feminine form fausse. The word faux is the masculine form.
L'étude starts with L', so how do we know it is feminine to match with intéressante?
The L' hides whether the word is masculine (le) or feminine (la), but words ending in -ude are almost always feminine in French! Because étude is feminine, the adjective intéressant gets an extra -e at the end to become intéressante.
Since pourtant means "yet", could I just use mais (but) instead?
Yes, mais (but) would also make sense here! Pourtant is just a bit stronger. It really emphasizes the contradiction or surprise: even though the study is interesting, the conclusion is still wrong.

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