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Meaning of hanem | Babel Free

Conjunction CEFR A1 Common
[ˈhɒnɛm]

Definitions

but (instead); the preceding clause contains a negative statement and the following clause contains the correction needed to make it positive. See the example.

Equivalents

العربية بدلاً من
Български вместо
বাংলা পরিবর্তে
Bosanski but место
Čeština namísto
Ελληνικά αντί
English but instead
Esperanto anstataŭe
עברית במקום
हिन्दी के बजाय
Hrvatski but место
Magyar helyette inkább
Bahasa Indonesia malah
Íslenska í staðinn
日本語 ...の代わりに
한국어 대신에
Македонски место наместо
Bahasa Melayu sebaliknya
Nederlands in plaats daarvan
Polski zamiast
Русский вместо
Српски but место
Svenska istället
ไทย แท่น
Türkçe yerine
Українська натомість
Tiếng Việt thay vì

Examples

“Nem a postára megyek, hanem a boltba.”

I'm not going to the post office but to the store.

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

See also

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