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लेकिन

[le-kin]

conjunction prepositions connectors

LanguageHindi (India)

Meaning
  1. but
Examples

मैं जाना चाहता था, लेकिन मुझे काम था।

I wanted to go, but I had work.

Pronunciationle-kin

Part of speechconjunction

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Usage noteIt is used in both spoken and written Hindi to connect two independent clauses that contain contrasting information.

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