Word
Il voit l'imperfection, mais il porte tout de même ce pull.
Meaning
He sees the imperfection, but he wears this sweater all the same.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Il voit l'imperfection, mais il porte tout de même ce pull.
il
he
mais
but
ce
this (before a noun)
voir
to see
Questions & Answers about Il voit l'imperfection, mais il porte tout de même ce pull.
Why is tout de même placed right after porte instead of at the end of the sentence?
In French, concession connectors like tout de même and quand même are typically placed immediately after the conjugated verb (here, porte) rather than at the very end of the sentence. While you might occasionally hear it at the end in spoken French, putting it after the verb is the standard and most natural-sounding position.
Could I use quand même instead of tout de même here?
Isn't it redundant to use both mais (but) and tout de même (all the same) in the same sentence?