Usages of tamen
Quamquam pater iram sentit, tamen gaudium filiae manet.
Although father feels anger, nevertheless the joy of his daughter remains.
Puer fessus est, tamen ad scholam currit.
The tired boy is tired, yet he runs to the school.
Nunc mater laboriosior est quam pater, nam tota domus cura eius est et tamen gaudet.
Now mother is more hardworking than father, for the whole house is her responsibility and yet she rejoices.
Magistra dicit: "Hic liber facilis est, ille liber difficilis; tamen vos potestis multum discere."
The (female) teacher says: "This book is easy, that book is difficult; nevertheless you can learn a lot."
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