hanem

Hungarian

Etymology

ha + nem

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒnɛm]
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  • Hyphenation: ha‧nem

Conjunction

hanem

  1. but (instead); the preceding clause contains a negative statement and the following clause contains the correction needed to make it positive. See the example.
    Nem a postára megyek, hanem a boltba. - I don't go to the post office but to the store.
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