mas.
but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)
Meaning & usage
but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)
O livro é curto, mas bom.
Somos preguiçosos mas fazemos o que precisa de ser feito.
but (introduces the correct information for something that was denied in the previous clause)
Fomos recebidos não com aplausos, mas pedradas.
but ... really; of course; no wonder (introduces the cause of the previous clause, with the implication that the result was expected given this cause)
Todos alunos reprovaram em matemática, mas ninguém estudou mesmo.
Emphasises an exclamation.
Mas que porcaria!
Mas que diabos vocês fazem aqui?
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mas, from Latin magis (“more”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”). Doublet of mais.
emphasises a previous clause, adverb or adjective; really; and how
Este livro é bom, mas bom mesmo.
Os ladrões correram, mas correram.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mas, from Latin magis (“more”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”). Doublet of mais.
but (an instance of proclaiming an exception)
Quero que você termine isso, sem mas nem porquês.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mas, from Latin magis (“more”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”). Doublet of mais.
contraction of me + as: feminine plural of mo
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