Despite vs Although: ¿Cuál es la Diferencia?
¿Cuál es la Diferencia?
despite se utiliza con un sustantivo o gerundio; although se utiliza con una oración.
Truco Mnemotécnico: despite = noun/gerund, although = full sentence
despite ends with /t/, although ends with /oʊ/
despite
prepositiona pesar de, sin importar, aunque, en contra de
Ejemplo:
Despite feeling tired, she finished all her homework before dinner.
A pesar de sentirse cansada, terminó toda su tarea antes de la cena.
Combinaciones comunes:
despite the fact that
despite being
despite the weather
although /ɔːlˈðoʊ/
conjunctionaunque, a pesar de que, si bien, aunque sea
Ejemplo:
Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk in the park.
Aunque estaba lloviendo, decidimos ir a dar un paseo por el parque.
Combinaciones comunes:
although + clause
although + subject + verb
Errores Comunes
Despite it was raining, we went for a walk.
Although it was raining, we went for a walk.
Although' es correcto aquí porque introduce una cláusula 'it was raining'.
Although the heavy traffic, he arrived on time.
Despite the heavy traffic, he arrived on time.
Despite' es correcto aquí porque va seguido de la frase nominal 'the heavy traffic'.
Práctica Rápida
0/2 correctas1. ____ feeling tired, she finished all her homework before dinner.
2. ____ it was raining, we decided to go for a walk in the park.
Otras Palabras Confusas
No vuelvas a confundir despite / although
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