Breakdown of Pourtant, les minorités économiques n'ont pas toujours le revenu le plus haut.
toujours
always
avoir
to have
ne
not (used before the verb)
pas
not (used after the verb)
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
plus
more
haut
high, tall
pourtant
yet, however
économique
economic
le revenu
the income
la minorité
the minority
Questions & Answers about Pourtant, les minorités économiques n'ont pas toujours le revenu le plus haut.
Why are there two les in le revenu le plus haut?
When a superlative adjective follows the noun, French requires you to repeat the definite article. It is built as le revenu (the income) + le plus haut (the highest). If the adjective came before the noun, you would only use one article: le plus haut revenu.
What is the difference between n'ont pas toujours and n'ont toujours pas?
The word order completely changes the meaning! Ne ... pas toujours means "not always" (as in this sentence: they do not always have it). On the other hand, ne ... toujours pas means "still not" (for example, they still haven't gotten it).
Could I use élevé instead of haut when talking about income?
How does pourtant differ from cependant for saying "yet" or "however"?
They are often interchangeable, but pourtant expresses a stronger sense of contradiction, surprise, or an unexpected outcome (like "yet" or "even so"). Cependant is more of a neutral, logical "however".
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