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Além de signficar embora, indicando contraste, a palavra though também pode significar mas, indicando adversidade. Tem o mesmo sentido de but, mas though é usado no final da frase.

Veja alguns exemplos:

Ele já jantou, mas ainda está com fome.
He’s already had dinner, but he’s still hungry.
He’s already had dinner. He’s still hungry, though.

Veja que na frase com but, temos uma frase com duas orações e colocamos uma vírgula antes do but. Na construção com though, temos de fazer uma outra frase e colocá-lo no final.

Mais alguns exemplos:

Eu gosto de inglês, mas não estudo.
I like English, but I don’t study it.
I like English. I don’t study it, though.

Mary foi ao cinema, mas ela não gostou do filme.
Mary went to the movies, but she didn’t like the movie.
Mary went to the movies. She didn’t like the movie, though.

Jack esteve na Europe, mas não foi à Alemanha.
Jack was in Europe, but he didn’t go to Germany.
Jack was in Europe. He didn’t go to Germany, though.

Tente transformar as seguintes frases com but, usando a palavra though.

1. He passed the test, but he didn’t study for it.
2. She didn’t want to go to the party, but she liked it.
3. He told me everything was alright, but he didn’t convince me.
4. I’m not going to work, but I’m supposed to.

Respostas

1. He passed the test. He didn’t study for it, though.
2. She didn’t want to go to the party. She liked it, though.
3. He told me everything was alright. He didn’t convince me, though.
4. I’m not going to work. I’m supposed to, though.

This is it for this week! Have a great weekend!