Polyglot Dictionary

aber

/ˈaːbɐ/

conjunction A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Conj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. but

Similar words

allerdings

aber is the everyday word for "but"; allerdings is a softer, more formal way to introduce a qualifying contrast, often placed later in the sentence.

sondern

aber is the general word for "but" and can follow a positive or negative statement; sondern only follows a negation, replacing the rejected idea with the correct one.

Practice

1 What does aber mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich bin müde, ___ glücklich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aber?

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