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Sentence #493406

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 odexed odexed July 20, 2014 July 20, 2014 at 7:10:38 AM UTC link Permalink

Hello. What is the difference between إلا and لكنه?

saeb saeb July 20, 2014 July 20, 2014 at 7:38:31 AM UTC link Permalink

إلا has the same meaning as "except" in english in essence. It provides a case of contradiction from what precedes it. لكن is a bit harder to explain. Classical arabic grammar calls it لكن الاستدراكية, which basically means, "correcting". It's as much an 'and' as it is a 'but' and presents a "correction" for what precedes it.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #278567My brother is small but strong..

أخي صغير البنية إلا أنه قوي.

added by saeb, September 1, 2010
➜ #278567My brother is small but strong.

linked by saeb, September 1, 2010
➜ #2873234Yuwa d tbanit, axu yṣeḥḥ.

linked by Uyezjen, November 23, 2013