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Top 100conjunction

но

[no]but, yet

Frequency rank #24 About 1 in every 150 words in Russian film and TV. The top 100 words make up 53.1% of everything said.
но #24

Meaning

  1. but, yet

Examples

Я хочу́, но не могу́.

I want to, but I can’t.

— Э́то вку́сные блю́да, — снисходи́тельно заме́тил Тит Ни́коныч, — но тяжелы́ для желу́дка.

“They’re all very tasty dishes, but they lie heavy on the stomach,” said Tit Nikonych, trying to keep the peace.

Related

  • но also: noun, but
  • но also: noun, Noh
  • но also: interjection, same as но́-о-о

Forms by frequency

  • но#20

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