Questions & Answers about हालाँकि उपन्यास पुराना है, फिर भी यह उपयोगी है।
Why does the sentence use both हालाँकि and फिर भी?
This is a very common Hindi pattern for expressing contrast or concession:
- हालाँकि = although / even though
- फिर भी = still / nevertheless / even so
So the structure is:
- हालाँकि X..., फिर भी Y...
- Although X, still Y
In this sentence:
- हालाँकि उपन्यास पुराना है = Although the novel is old
- फिर भी यह उपयोगी है = it is still useful
Using both words makes the contrast especially clear and natural.
Is फिर भी necessary, or can I leave it out?
You can leave it out, and the sentence will still be grammatical:
- हालाँकि उपन्यास पुराना है, यह उपयोगी है।
This still means Although the novel is old, it is useful.
However, फिर भी adds emphasis, like still or nevertheless in English. It makes the contrast feel stronger and more explicit. In many contexts, native speakers would prefer keeping it.
Why is पुराना used here and not पुरानी?
Because उपन्यास is a masculine singular noun.
In Hindi, many adjectives change form to match the gender and number of the noun they describe. The adjective means and follows this pattern: