तब भी

even then

→ तब
phrase Uncommon #4,163
even then Emphasizes that something was true or happened at that time, often in contrast with now.
HI: वह तब भी मेरी मदद करता था।
EN: He helped me even then.

जब समंदर में गिरे ना, तब भी वो ज़िंदा थे।

They were still alive when they fell into the sea.

— Dhamaka (2021)

पर तब भी कुछ नहीं हुआ था उन्हें।

But even then, nothing had happened to them.

— Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021)

डैडू तो डैडू हैं, उससे तब भी प्यार करते थे।

Dadu is Dadu, after all; they loved him even back then.

— Monica, O My Darling (2022)

सरकार तब भी चुप थी और अब भी चुप है।

The government was silent then, and it is still silent now.

— Bhakshak (2024)

शिमला से फ़ोन करती थी तब भी मैं वही कहता था।

I used to say the same thing even when she called from Shimla.

— Jab We Met (2007)

तब भी क्या कोमा में थी?

Was she still in a coma then?

— Tribhanga (2021)

पूरा समय पढ़ने में लगाती, तब भी यह सब समझने में मुझे कई हफ़्ते लग जाते।

Even if I spent all my time studying, it would still take me several weeks to understand all of this.

तब भी जबकि वह ज़ोरेम की पुरानी प्रेमिका है?

Even though she's Zorem's ex-girlfriend?

— Axone (2019)