ግን
/gn/
How to say "but" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "but" is ግን, pronounced gn.
Also spelled
gn, ny, gen
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- ግን
- Transliteration
- gn
- Part of speech
- other
- English meaning
- but
ግን in example sentences
አገሩን ለማንበብና ለማንደር ያለው ፍላጎት ጠንካራ ነበር፣ ግን መንገዱ ከባድ ነበር
His desire to read and to transform the country was strong, but the path was difficult.
በዚያን ጊዜ ወጣት ነበር፣ ግን አይኑ ጥልቅ ነበር እና ቃሉ የሚመዝን ነበር
At that time he was young, but his eyes were deep and his words were measured.
የሕዝቡ ድካም እና የጦርነት ርካሽ የቀኑ ነገር ነበሩ፣ ግን ተስፋ እንዳይጠፋ ይፈልግ ነበር።
The exhaustion of the people and the cheapness of war were the order of the day, but he wanted hope not to disappear.
እሱ ግን ሀገሪቱን አንድ ለማድረግ ፈለገ
But he wanted to unite the country.
ነገር ግን እንግሊዝ ደብዳቤዎቹን ችላ አለ
But England ignored his letters.
ትኩስ መጠጣት ቀላል ነው፣ ግን ታላቅ ተፅዕኖ አለው።
Drinking something hot is easy, but it has a big impact.
Frequently asked questions
What does ግን mean in English?
ግን (gn) means "but" in English.
How do you pronounce ግን?
ግን is pronounced gn.
What part of speech is ግን?
ግን is an other in Amharic.
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