Word
אף על פי שהריצוף חדש, עדיין חסרה רובה.
Meaning
Although the flooring is new, grout is still missing.
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Questions & Answers about אף על פי שהריצוף חדש, עדיין חסרה רובה.
What does אף על פי ש־ mean?
It means although, even though, or despite the fact that.
So:
אף על פי שהריצוף חדש
= Although the flooring is new
This is a fairly formal or neutral connector. In everyday speech, many speakers also use למרות ש־ for although / even though.
Why is there a ש־ attached after אף על פי?
The ש־ means that and introduces the clause that follows.
So:
- אף על פי ש... = although / even though ...
- literally, something like even on the mouth of that..., but you should treat the whole expression as one fixed conjunction.
In this sentence:
אף על פי שהריצוף חדש
= although the flooring is new
The ש־ is attached directly to ה in שהריצוף.
What does הריצוף mean here?