But
Translations of "but" (135 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | ау(although) | awu | |
| Afrikaans | behalwe(except), maar(although), maar(rather) | — | |
| Albanian | por(rather) | — | |
| Aleut | al(rather), alix̂(rather), iiĝali(although), tagali(although), tax̂(rather), taĝa(rather), ĝdagali(although) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | δέ(rather), ἀλλά(rather) | dé, allá | |
| Arabic | أما(rather), إلا(except), إِلَّا(except), بس(although), بس(although), بس(rather), بس(rather), بسّ(although), بسّ(rather), بَلْ(although), بَلْ(rather), سِوًى(except), لكن(although), لكن(although), لكن(although), لكن(rather), لكن(rather), لٰكِن(although), لٰكِن(rather), لٰكِنَّ(although), مَا عَدَا(except), ولكن(rather), وَلٰكِن(although), وَلٰكِنَّ(although), وَلٰكِنْ(rather) | ʔamma, illa, ʔillā, bas, bass, bas, bass, bass, bass, bal, bal, siwan, laken, lākin, lāken, lākin, lāken, lākin, lākin, lākinna, mā ʕadā, wa-lakin, wa-lākin, wa-lākinna, wa-lākin | |
| Armenian | այլ(rather), բայց(although), բացի(except), թեեւ(although), սակայն(although) | ayl, baycʻ, bacʻi, tʻeew, sakayn | |
| Assamese | কিন্তু(although), কিন্তু(rather), পাচে(although), পাচে(rather), পিচে(although), পিচে(rather) | kintu, kintu, pase, pase, pise, pise | |
| Asturian | pero(although), pero(rather) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | amma(although), amma(rather), ancaq(although), ancaq(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), başqa(except), fəqət(although), fəqət(rather), lakin(although), lakin(rather), savayı(except), təkcə(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), çıxmaqla(except) | — | |
| Basque | baina(although), baina(rather), izan ezik(except), nahiz eta(although), salbu(except) | — | |
| Belarusian | а(rather), акрамя́(except), але́(although), але́(rather) | a, akramjá, aljé, aljé | |
| Bengali | কিন্তু(although), কিন্তু(rather) | kintu, kintu | |
| Bhojpuri | लेकिन(although) | lēkin | |
| Breton | met(although), met(rather) | — | |
| Bulgarian | а́ма(although), ала́(rather), но(although), но(rather), оба́че(although) | áma, alá, no, no, obáče | |
| Burmese | ဒါပေမဲ့(although), သို့ပေမဲ့(rather), သို့ရာတွင်(rather) | dapemai., sui.pemai., sui.ra-twang | |
| Car Nicobarese | höng(although), lā(although), vaich-tö(although) | — | |
| Catalan | emperò(although), emperò(rather), excepte(except), llevat de(except), mas(although), mas(rather), mes(although), mes(rather), però(although), però(rather), tret de(except) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | بەڵام(rather), بەڵام(except), جگھ(except) | bellam, bellam, cigh | |
| Central Mnong | តីស(although), តីសមា(although), ប្យាៈលាស(although), មពោៈ(although) | tĭh, tĭh ma, ɓjăʔ lăh, mpŏʔ | |
| Chechen | а(rather), ам(although), амма(although), амма(rather), ахь(although), бен(except), бен(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), делахь(although), ехь(although), меттана(rather), оцург(except), тӏаккха(although), ча(although), ш(rather) | a, -am, amma, amma, -aḥʳ, ben, ben, delaḥʳ, -jeḥʳ, mettana, -ocurg, tʼaqqa, -ča, -š | |
| Chichewa | koma(rather) | — | |
| Chinese | 不而過 /不而过(although), 不過 /不过(although), 但是(although), 毋過 /毋过(although), 為着(except), 無過 /无过(although), 總是 /总是(although), 除了……以外(except) | zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, ūi-tio̍h, bû-kò, zh-min-nan, tî-liáu ... í-gōa / tû-liáu ... í-gōa | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 不過 /不过(although), 不過 /不过(rather), 但係 /但系(although), 但係 /但系(rather), 而(rather), 除咗……以外(except) | bat¹ gwo³, bat¹ gwo³, daan⁶ hai⁶, daan⁶ hai⁶, ji⁴, ceoi⁴ zo² ... ji⁵ ngoi⁶ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 不過 /不过(although), 不過 /不过(rather), 但是(although), 但是(rather), 只(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), 可是(although), 可是(rather), 而(rather), 除了……以外(except) | bùguò, bùguò, dànshì, dànshì, zhǐ, kěshì, kěshì, ér, chúle ... yǐwài | |
| Church Slavic | нъ(rather) | nŭ | |
| Coptic | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ(rather) | alla | |
| Czech | ale(although), ale(rather), jenže(rather), kromě(except), vyjma(except) | — | |
| Dalmatian | mui(although), mui(rather) | — | |
| Danish | men(although), men(rather), uden(except), undtagen(except) | — | |
| Dutch | behalve(except), echter(rather), maar(although), maar(rather) | — | |
| East Central German | abr(although) | — | |
| Eastern Mari | а(although), а(except) | a, a | |
| Esperanto | escepte de(except), krom(except), sed(although), sed(rather), tamen(rather) | — | |
| Estonian | a(although), aga(although), ent(rather), kuid(although), peale(except) | — | |
| Faroese | men(although), men(rather), uttan(except) | — | |
| Finnish | mutta(although), mutta(rather), paitsi(except), vaan(rather) | — | |
| French | cependant(although), en dehors de(except), excepté(except), mais(although), mais(rather), mais pas(except), mis à part(except), que(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), sauf(except), seulement(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), à part(except) | — | |
| Galician | agás(except), eigo(except), inanque(although), inda que(although), macar(although), magar(although), mais(rather), malia que(although), maxer(although), namais(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), pero(rather), porén(although), somente(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), xiquera(solely, only, merely (obsolete)) | — | |
| Georgian | არამედ(rather), გარდა(except), გარეშე(except), თუმცა(although), მაგრამ(although) | aramed, garda, gareše, tumca, magram | |
| German | aber(although), aber(rather), aber nicht(except), aber trotzdem(although), als(except), außer(except), nur(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), sondern(rather) | — | |
| Greek | αλλά(rather), αλλά(except), αν και(although), εκτός(except), καίτοι(although), μα(rather), με εξαίρεση(except), μολονότι(although), παρόλο(although), πλην(except) | allá, allá, an kai, ektós, kaítoi, ma, me exaíresi, molonóti, parólo, plin | |
| Greenlandic | galuar(although), kaluar(although), kisianni(rather), li(rather), li(except), raluar(although) | — | |
| Gujarati | પણ(although) | paṇ | |
| Hakka Chinese | 但係 /但系(although), 毋過 /毋过(although) | than-he, m̀-ko | |
| Hawaiian | akā(although), akā(rather) | — | |
| Hebrew | אֲבָל(although), אֶלָּא(rather), אֶלָּא(except), אַךְ(although), אוּלָם(although), בְּרַם(although) | avál, élla, élla, akh, ulám, b'rám | |
| Hindi | पर(although), परंतु(rather), मगर(rather), लेकिन(although), लेकिन(rather) | par, parantu, magar, lekin, lekin | |
| Hungarian | azonban(rather), csak(except), csak(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), csupán(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), de(although), de(rather), hanem(rather), mindössze(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), pusztán(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), viszont(although), viszont(rather) | — | |
| Icelandic | en(although), heldur(rather) | — | |
| Ido | ma(although), ma(rather) | — | |
| Indonesian | kecuali(although), namun(rather), tapi(although), tapi(except), tetapi(although), tetapi(rather), tetapi(except) | — | |
| Inuktitut | galuaq(although), kaluaq(although), kisiani(rather), li(rather), raluaq(although) | — | |
| Inupiaq | aglaan(rather), li(rather) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | امَّا(rather), اَگَرْچِه(although), با این حال(rather), بِجُز(except), لیکَن(although), لیکَن(rather), لیکِن(although), لیکِن(rather), مَگَر(rather), مَگَر(except), وَلی(although), وَلی(rather), گَرْچِه(although) | agarče, bâ in hâl, bejoz, likan, likan, liken, liken, magar, magar, vali, vali, garče | |
| Irish | ach(although), ach(rather), ach(except) | — | |
| Italian | a parte(except), eccetto(except), ma(although), ma(rather), però(although), però(rather), salvo(except), tranne(except), tuttavia(although), tuttavia(rather) | — | |
| Japanese | が(although), けど(although), けれど(although), けれども(although), しか(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), しかし(although), じゃなく(rather), だけ(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), ではなく(rather), でも(although), 以外(except) | ga, kedo, keredo, keredomo, shika, shikashi, ja naku, dake, de wa naku, demo, igai | |
| Kabardian | ауэ(although) | awɛ | |
| Kaingang | hã ra(rather) | — | |
| Kannada | ಆದರೆ(although) | ādare | |
| Kapampangan | nune(rather) | — | |
| Kazakh | бірақ(although), бірақ(rather) | bıraq, bıraq | |
| Khasi | hynrei(although) | — | |
| Khmer | ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ(although), ចៀសតែ(except), ដែរ(rather), តែ(although), ប៉ុន្តែ(although) | kɑɑ pontae, ciəh tae, dae, tae, pontae | |
| Korean | 그러나(although), 그러나(rather), 외에(except), 지만(although), 하지만(although) | geureona, geureona, -oee, -jiman, hajiman | |
| Kyrgyz | бирок(rather) | birok | |
| Lao | ແຕ່(although), ແຕ່(rather) | tǣ, tǣ | |
| Latgalian | a(rather) | — | |
| Latin | ast(although), at(although), autem(although), sed(although), sed(rather), tamen(although) | — | |
| Latvian | bet(although), bet(rather), taču(although), taču(rather) | — | |
| Ligurian | ma(although) | — | |
| Lithuanian | bet(although), bet(rather), nors(although), nors(rather), tačiau(although), tačiau(rather), tik(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), vos(solely, only, merely (obsolete)) | — | |
| Louisiana Creole | mé(although) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | ale(although) | — | |
| Macedonian | а́ма(although), но(although), но(rather), освен(except), туку(rather) | áma, no, no, osven, tuku | |
| Malay | kecuali(except), tetapi(although), tetapi(rather) | — | |
| Malayalam | പക്ഷേ(although) | pakṣē | |
| Maltese | imma(rather), iżda(although), iżda(rather), minbarra(except), mingħajr(except) | — | |
| Maore Comorian | ɓadi(although) | — | |
| Marshallese | ma(although) | — | |
| Mohawk | nek tsi(although) | — | |
| Mongolian | биш, харин(rather), гэхдээ(although), харин(rather) | biš, xarin, gexdee, xarin | |
| Mwali Comorian | walakini(although), ɓe(rather) | — | |
| Navajo | ndi(although), ndi(rather) | — | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | amma(although), lakini(although), sha(although) | — | |
| Northern Kurdish | bes(although), ema(although), ema(except), feqet(although), feqet(except), lê(although), lê(rather), lê(except), lêbelê(although), meger(except) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | bortsett fra(except), enn(except), foruten(except), men(although), men(rather), unntatt(except) | — | |
| Occitan | exceptat(except), franc(except), fòra(except), levat(except), manca(except), mas(although), mas(rather) | — | |
| Old East Slavic | але(rather), нъ(rather) | ale, nŭ | |
| Old English | ac(although), ac(rather), ah(although), ah(rather), būtan(except), būtan(solely, only, merely (obsolete)) | — | |
| Pacoh | icốh ma(although), kếh ma(although), ma(although), ncốh ma(although), nki ma(although) | — | |
| Pashto | اما(although), لېکن(although), منګر(although), مګر(although), وليکن(although), ولې(although) | amã, léken, mangár, magár, walikén, wále | |
| Polish | ale(although), ale(rather), chociaż(although), oprócz(except), z wyjątkiem(except) | — | |
| Pontic Greek | άμα(rather), κι̮άρ’(rather), νέμα(rather) | áma, ki̮ár’, néma | |
| Portuguese | embora(although), exceto(except), mas(although), mas(rather), porém(rather), salvo(except) | — | |
| Rapa Nui | pero(although), pero(rather) | — | |
| Romani | tha'(although) | — | |
| Romanian | ci(rather), dar(although), decât(except), doar(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), numai(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), în afară de(except), însă(although) | — | |
| Romansch | cumbain che(although), ma(rather), però(rather) | — | |
| Russian | а(rather), кро́ме(except), лишь(except), лишь(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), но(although), но(rather), то́лько(although), то́лько(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), хоть(although), хотя́(although) | a, króme, lišʹ, lišʹ, no, no, tólʹko, tólʹko, xotʹ, xotjá | |
| Sanskrit | तु(rather) | tu | |
| Scottish Gaelic | ach(although), ach(except) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | nego(rather), osim(except), sem(except), već(rather), ȁli(although), ȁma(although), а̏ли(although), а̏ма(although), већ(rather), него(rather), осим(except), сем(except) | — | |
| Shan | ပွႆးလၵ်း(although), ပွႆးၸိုင်(although), သီႈတႄႉ(although), သီႈလၵ်း(although), သေတႄႉ(although), သေလၵ်း(although), ၵူၺ်းၵႃႈ(although), ၵွႆးၵႃႈ(although) | páui lák, páui tsǔeng, sīi tâ̰ae, sīi lák, sěe tâ̰ae, sěe lák, kói kāa, káui kāa | |
| Slovak | ale(although), ale(rather), len(except), len(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), okrem(except) | — | |
| Slovene | a(rather), rázen(except), tóda(although), àmpak(rather), čepràv(although) | — | |
| Sotho | empa(although), ha e se(except) | — | |
| Spanish | aunque(although), empero(although), excepto(except), mas(although), mas(except), pero(although), salvo(except), sino(rather), sino(except), solamente(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), sólo(solely, only, merely (obsolete)) | — | |
| Swahili | bali(rather), lakini(although), lakini(rather), walakini(rather) | — | |
| Swedish | fast(although), förutom(except), men(although), utan(rather), utom(except) | — | |
| Tagalog | baga ma't(although), bagamat(although), kundi(rather), maliban(except) | — | |
| Tajik | агарчи(although), аммо(although), аммо(rather), вале(although), вале(rather), гарчи(although), лекин(although), лекин(rather) | agarč-i, ammo, ammo, vale, vale, garč-i, lekin, lekin | |
| Talysh | ولی(rather) | vali | |
| Tamil | ஆனால்(although) | āṉāl | |
| Tashelhit | macc (mish)(although) | — | |
| Tatar | ә(rather), әмма(rather) | ä, ämma | |
| Thai | แต่(although), แต่(rather), แต่ว่า(although) | dtɛ̀ɛ, dtɛ̀ɛ, dtɛ̀ɛ-wâa | |
| Tibetan | ཡིན་ན་ཡང(although), ཡིན་ན་ཡང(rather) | yin na yang, yin na yang | |
| Turkish | ama(although), ama(rather), ancak(although), başka(except), fakat(although), fakat(rather), hariç(except), lakin(although) | — | |
| Turkmen | emma(rather) | — | |
| Ukrainian | а(rather), але́(although), але́(rather), крім(except) | a, alé, alé, krim | |
| Upper Sorbian | ale(although) | — | |
| Urdu | اَگَرْچِہ(although), بس(solely, only, merely (obsolete)), لیکِن(although), لیکِن(rather), مَگَر(rather) | agarci, bas, lekin, lekin, magar | |
| Uzbek | ammo(although), ammo(rather), biroq(rather), lekin(although), lekin(rather) | — | |
| Vietnamese | mà(although), nhưng(although), nhưng(rather), nhưng mà(although) | — | |
| Volapük | ab(although) | — | |
| Welsh | ac eithrio(except), er(although), heblaw am(rather) | — | |
| West-Frisian | mar(rather), mar(except) | — | |
| Yiddish | אָבער(although), אָבער(rather) | ober, ober | |
| Yup'ik | taugaam(rather) | — | |
| Zazaki | la (diq)(except), labelê (diq)(rather), nara(although), nara(rather), nara(except), teyna(solely, only, merely (obsolete)) | — | |
| Zulu | kodwa(rather), kodwa(rather) | — | |
| ǃXóõ | gúʻni tshòo(although), xàbēkà(although) | — |
behalwe, maar, maar
por
al, alix̂, iiĝali, tagali, tax̂, taĝa, ĝdagali
أما, إلا, إِلَّا, بس, بس, بس, بس, بسّ, بسّ, بَلْ, بَلْ, سِوًى, لكن, لكن, لكن, لكن, لكن, لٰكِن, لٰكِن, لٰكِنَّ, مَا عَدَا, ولكن, وَلٰكِن, وَلٰكِنَّ, وَلٰكِنْ
ʔamma, illa, ʔillā, bas, bass, bas, bass, bass, bass, bal, bal, siwan, laken, lākin, lāken, lākin, lāken, lākin, lākin, lākinna, mā ʕadā, wa-lakin, wa-lākin, wa-lākinna, wa-lākin
pero, pero
amma, amma, ancaq, ancaq, başqa, fəqət, fəqət, lakin, lakin, savayı, təkcə, çıxmaqla
baina, baina, izan ezik, nahiz eta, salbu
met, met
höng, lā, vaich-tö
emperò, emperò, excepte, llevat de, mas, mas, mes, mes, però, però, tret de
а, ам, амма, амма, ахь, бен, бен, делахь, ехь, меттана, оцург, тӏаккха, ча, ш
a, -am, amma, amma, -aḥʳ, ben, ben, delaḥʳ, -jeḥʳ, mettana, -ocurg, tʼaqqa, -ča, -š
koma
不而過 /不而过, 不過 /不过, 但是, 毋過 /毋过, 為着, 無過 /无过, 總是 /总是, 除了……以外
zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, zh-min-nan, ūi-tio̍h, bû-kò, zh-min-nan, tî-liáu ... í-gōa / tû-liáu ... í-gōa
不過 /不过, 不過 /不过, 但係 /但系, 但係 /但系, 而, 除咗……以外
bat¹ gwo³, bat¹ gwo³, daan⁶ hai⁶, daan⁶ hai⁶, ji⁴, ceoi⁴ zo² ... ji⁵ ngoi⁶
不過 /不过, 不過 /不过, 但是, 但是, 只, 可是, 可是, 而, 除了……以外
bùguò, bùguò, dànshì, dànshì, zhǐ, kěshì, kěshì, ér, chúle ... yǐwài
ale, ale, jenže, kromě, vyjma
mui, mui
men, men, uden, undtagen
behalve, echter, maar, maar
escepte de, krom, sed, sed, tamen
a, aga, ent, kuid, peale
men, men, uttan
mutta, mutta, paitsi, vaan
cependant, en dehors de, excepté, mais, mais, mais pas, mis à part, que, sauf, seulement, à part
agás, eigo, inanque, inda que, macar, magar, mais, malia que, maxer, namais, pero, porén, somente, xiquera
aber, aber, aber nicht, aber trotzdem, als, außer, nur, sondern
αλλά, αλλά, αν και, εκτός, καίτοι, μα, με εξαίρεση, μολονότι, παρόλο, πλην
allá, allá, an kai, ektós, kaítoi, ma, me exaíresi, molonóti, parólo, plin
galuar, kaluar, kisianni, li, li, raluar
akā, akā
azonban, csak, csak, csupán, de, de, hanem, mindössze, pusztán, viszont, viszont
en, heldur
ma, ma
kecuali, namun, tapi, tapi, tetapi, tetapi, tetapi
galuaq, kaluaq, kisiani, li, raluaq
aglaan, li
امَّا, اَگَرْچِه, با این حال, بِجُز, لیکَن, لیکَن, لیکِن, لیکِن, مَگَر, مَگَر, وَلی, وَلی, گَرْچِه
agarče, bâ in hâl, bejoz, likan, likan, liken, liken, magar, magar, vali, vali, garče
ach, ach, ach
a parte, eccetto, ma, ma, però, però, salvo, tranne, tuttavia, tuttavia
が, けど, けれど, けれども, しか, しかし, じゃなく, だけ, ではなく, でも, 以外
ga, kedo, keredo, keredomo, shika, shikashi, ja naku, dake, de wa naku, demo, igai
hã ra
nune
hynrei
ast, at, autem, sed, sed, tamen
bet, bet, taču, taču
ma
bet, bet, nors, nors, tačiau, tačiau, tik, vos
kecuali, tetapi, tetapi
imma, iżda, iżda, minbarra, mingħajr
ɓadi
nek tsi
walakini, ɓe
ndi, ndi
amma, lakini, sha
bes, ema, ema, feqet, feqet, lê, lê, lê, lêbelê, meger
bortsett fra, enn, foruten, men, men, unntatt
exceptat, franc, fòra, levat, manca, mas, mas
ac, ac, ah, ah, būtan, būtan
icốh ma, kếh ma, ma, ncốh ma, nki ma
ale, ale, chociaż, oprócz, z wyjątkiem
embora, exceto, mas, mas, porém, salvo
pero, pero
tha'
ci, dar, decât, doar, numai, în afară de, însă
cumbain che, ma, però
а, кро́ме, лишь, лишь, но, но, то́лько, то́лько, хоть, хотя́
a, króme, lišʹ, lišʹ, no, no, tólʹko, tólʹko, xotʹ, xotjá
ach, ach
nego, osim, sem, već, ȁli, ȁma, а̏ли, а̏ма, већ, него, осим, сем
ပွႆးလၵ်း, ပွႆးၸိုင်, သီႈတႄႉ, သီႈလၵ်း, သေတႄႉ, သေလၵ်း, ၵူၺ်းၵႃႈ, ၵွႆးၵႃႈ
páui lák, páui tsǔeng, sīi tâ̰ae, sīi lák, sěe tâ̰ae, sěe lák, kói kāa, káui kāa
ale, ale, len, len, okrem
a, rázen, tóda, àmpak, čepràv
empa, ha e se
aunque, empero, excepto, mas, mas, pero, salvo, sino, sino, solamente, sólo
bali, lakini, lakini, walakini
fast, förutom, men, utan, utom
baga ma't, bagamat, kundi, maliban
агарчи, аммо, аммо, вале, вале, гарчи, лекин, лекин
agarč-i, ammo, ammo, vale, vale, garč-i, lekin, lekin
macc (mish)
ama, ama, ancak, başka, fakat, fakat, hariç, lakin
emma
ammo, ammo, biroq, lekin, lekin
mà, nhưng, nhưng, nhưng mà
ab
ac eithrio, er, heblaw am
mar, mar
taugaam
la (diq), labelê (diq), nara, nara, nara, teyna
kodwa, kodwa
gúʻni tshòo, xàbēkà
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