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Kannada
Etymology
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Conjunction
ಆದರೆ • (ādare)
- but, however
ಆತನು ನನ್ನ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದನು ಆದರೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋಡಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ.- ātanu nanna rāṣṭrakke bandiddanu ādare nannannu nōḍalikke baralilla.
- He came to my state, but he did not come to see me.
Usage notes
"ಆದರೆ" is not used quite as frequently as English "but"; a construction with the conditional verb form and the inclusive suffix "-ಊ" is preferred ("ಆತನು ನನ್ನ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದರೂ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋಡಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ"). "ಆದರೆ," like other conjunctions such as "ಮತ್ತು" and "ಇಲ್ಲವೇ," is often used at the beginning of a sentence, where it may be considered in effect to be an adverb. "ಆದರೆ" actually derives from the conditional verb form of "ಆಗು" ("to happen"), so this is perfectly grammatical.