"men" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Conjunction

Etymology: Via Swedish and Danish men, same origin as Old Norse meðan (“while”). Etymology templates: {{l|sv|men}} men, {{m|non|meðan||while}} meðan (“while”) Head templates: {{head|nb|conjunction}} men
  1. But, however; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
    Sense id: en-men-nb-conj-4GVhSn4j
  2. though
    Sense id: en-men-nb-conj-qbvAIiB1
  3. only
    Sense id: en-men-nb-conj--QWxlULt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse mein. Head templates: {{head|nb|noun}} men
  1. damage; injury (also mén)
    Sense id: en-men-nb-noun-NBj1v3oT
  2. permanent disability
    Sense id: en-men-nb-noun-wPkBGjQu
  3. difficulty; drawback
    Sense id: en-men-nb-noun-E-qslr2a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mein
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|nb|verb form}} men
  1. imperative of mene Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: mene
    Sense id: en-men-nb-verb-iFu4owdQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for men meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (2.1kB)

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          "text": "Han er en fin kar, men han snakker litt for mye. – He is a nice guy, but he talks a bit too much."
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          "however",
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