but

/bʌt/ ES

/bət/ MX

#22 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

Joins two ideas to show a difference or a surprise between them.

Examples

am tired, am happy.

"But" shows the two feelings are different from each other.

is small very strong.

"But" links two ideas that you might not expect together.

wanted , was too late.

"But" gives the reason the first idea did not happen.

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This word is part of lesson 1.