Significado
although, even though
Em uma frase
Quantunque sia tardi, resto ancora un po'.
Even though it's late, I'll stay a bit longer.
Non esco, quantunque abbia già finito il lavoro.
I'm not going out, even though I've already finished work.
Quantunque costi poco, lo vuoi davvero?
Even though it costs little, do you really want it?
Notas de uso
- Very formal and literary; in everyday speech, Italians usually prefer sebbene, benché, anche se, or nonostante.
- Usually followed by the subjunctive when it means concession: quantunque sia tardi.
- Can also act like an indefinite pronoun/adverb in older or literary language; learners usually only need the conjunction use.