însă

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See also: insa, inşa, and inşâ

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ipsa, with a nasal infix.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

însă

  1. but, yet, however
    Synonym: dar

Usage notes

Însă is more likely to be used in formal contexts than dar, but the distinction is not very pronounced.

Însă may occupy any position in a sentence, while dar may only stand at the beginning.

Pronoun

însă

  1. feminine singular of îns