Concessive clauses (хотя)

Introducing "Although": хотя

To express a contrast or say "although" / "even though", use the conjunction хотя.

although
хотя

A clause with хотя can come at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. Just remember to always separate the clauses with a comma.

Although he is young, he has experience.
Хотя он молодой, у него есть опыт.

Reviewing Candidates

You'll see хотя often when weighing the pros and cons of a candidate's resume (резюме), skills (навыки), or interview (собеседование).

Hiring Decisions

When discussing the final decision (решение), you might talk about hiring (нанимать / нанять) someone for a vacancy, or giving them a rejection (отказ).

The director does not want to hire new people, although we have a lot of work.
Директор не хочет нанимать новых людей, хотя у нас много работы.
The candidate received a rejection, although he excellently answered the questions.
Кандидат получил отказ, хотя он отлично ответил на вопросы.

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