But - Sondern (The 115th Most Common German Word)

The translation for But in German is Sondern. It can be used as conjunction. It is the 115th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

en English: but

de German: sondern

Examples

en de
The problem is not what he said, but how he said it. Das Problem besteht nicht in dem, was er sagte, sondern in der Art, wie er es sagte.
I don't live to eat, but eat to live. Ich lebe nicht um zu essen, sondern esse um zu leben.
It isn't how much you know, but what you can do that counts. Es zählt nicht, wie viel Sie wissen, sondern was Sie können.
She is not home, but at school. Sie ist nicht zu Hause, sondern in der Schule.
It isn't what you say, but what you do that counts. Nicht Worte zählen, sondern Taten
What he needs is not money but love. Er braucht kein Geld, sondern Liebe
What I want now isn't money, but time. Was ich jetzt will, ist nicht Geld, sondern Zeit.
I went not once, but twice. Ich bin nicht einmal, sondern zweimal gegangen.

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But - Sondern (The 115th Most Common German Word)
We don't see things as they are, but as we are. Wir sehen die Dinge nicht, wie sie sind, sondern wie wir sind.
He is not a friend, but an acquaintance. Er ist kein Freund, sondern ein Bekannter.
Not words but action is needed now. Nicht Worte, sondern Taten sind jetzt gefragt.
It's not what you say, but just the opposite. Es ist nicht das, was Sie sagen, sondern genau das Gegenteil.
It's neither one or the other, but all the opposite. Es ist weder das eine noch das andere, sondern das Gegenteil.
A man's happiness doesn't depend on what he has, but on what he is. Das Glück eines Mannes hängt nicht davon ab, was er hat, sondern davon, was er ist.
They are not enemies, but friends. Sie sind nicht Feinde, sondern Freunde.
So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not Three Gods, but One God. Der Vater ist also Gott, der Sohn ist Gott und der Heilige Geist ist Gott. Und doch sind sie nicht drei Götter, sondern ein Gott.
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can. Wir leben nicht, wie wir es uns wünschen, sondern wie es uns möglich ist.
Women not only see things differently from men, but they see different things. Frauen sehen nicht nur Dinge anders als Männer, sondern sie sehen andere Dinge.
It's not what is beautiful that is expensive, but what is expensive that is beautiful. Nicht was schön ist, ist teuer, sondern was teuer ist, ist schön.
The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose. Die Schlüsselfrage ist nicht, was ich gewinnen kann, sondern, was ich verlieren kann.
It's not our will that makes us act, but our imagination. Es ist nicht der Wille, der uns handeln lässt, sondern die Vorstellungskraft.

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But - Sondern (The 115th Most Common German Word)

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