Level | A1 |
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Kind | conjunction |
Front | but |
IPA | /bət ; strong form bʌt / conjunction |
Back | fakat, ama |
Back 2 | but (conjunction) /bət ; strong form bʌt / conjunction
1 used for introducing an idea which
contrasts with or is different from what has just been said
fakat, ama
The
weather will be sunny but cold.
Theirs
is not the first but the second house on the left.
James
hasn't got a car but his sister has.
2 however; and yet
ancak, fakat
She's
been learning Italian for five years but she doesn't speak it very well.
I'd
love to come but I can't make it till 8 o'clock.
3 used when you are saying sorry for sth
(özür dilerken) ama
Excuse
me, but is your name David Harries?
I'm
sorry, but I can't stay any longer.
4 used for introducing a statement that
shows that you are surprised or annoyed or that you disagree
(şaşkınlık ya da onaylamama) ama
‘Here's
the book you lent me.’ ‘But it's all dirty and torn!’
‘But
that's not possible!’
IDIOM
but then
however; on the other hand
öte yandan;
ama
We
could go swimming. But then perhaps it's too cold.
He's
brilliant at the piano. But then so was his father.
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