, nhưng câu
/ɲɨŋ˧˨ʔ kuː˧˧/
VI
but the sentence / but clause
Anh ấy biết tiếng Việt, nhưng câu anh viết vẫn còn sai ngữ pháp.
He knows Vietnamese, but the sentence he wrote still has grammatical errors.
Etymology
"Nhưng" is a native Vietnamese conjunction from Proto-Vietic, meaning "but", while "câu" is a native Vietnamese noun that originally meant "line" before gaining the meaning of "sentence" in modern Vietnamese.
Memory Aid
"Nhưng" always connects two contrasting ideas, so pair it with the noun "câu" to remember the phrase refers to a contrasting clause or sentence.
Collocations
nhưng câu nàynhưng câu đónhưng câu hỏidù nhưng câu
Synonyms
song câunhưng mệnh đề
Related Words
nhưngcâumệnh đềliên từ
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