Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbe(ɾ)/
- Rhymes: -e(ɾ)
- Syllabification: a‧ber
Verb
aber
- to have
Conjugation
More information infinitive, gerund ...
infinitive |
aber |
gerund |
abendo |
past participle |
|
masculine |
feminine |
singular |
abiu, abito |
abida, abita |
plural |
abius, abitos |
abidas, abitas |
person |
singular |
plural |
first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
indicative |
|
yo |
tú |
él |
nusatros nusatras |
busatros busatras |
ellos/els ellas |
present |
he |
has |
ha |
emos |
ez |
han |
imperfect |
eba |
ebas |
eba |
ebanos |
ebaz |
eban |
preterite |
abié |
abiés |
abió |
abiemos |
abiez |
abioron, abión |
future |
abré |
abrás |
abrá |
abremos |
abrez |
abrán |
conditional |
abría |
abrías |
abría |
abríanos |
abríaz |
abrían |
subjunctive |
|
yo |
tú |
él |
nusatros nusatras |
busatros busatras |
ellos/els ellas |
present |
aiga, aya |
aigas, ayas |
aiga, aya |
aigamos, ayamos |
aigaz, ayaz |
aigan, ayan |
imperfect |
ese |
eses |
ese |
esenos |
esez |
esen |
imperative |
— |
tú |
— |
— |
busatros busatras |
— |
— |
he |
— |
— |
ez |
— |
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Conjugation of
aber (second conjugation, irregular)
Further reading
- Henry, Victor (1900) “aber”, in Lexique étymologique des termes les plus usuels du breton moderne (Bibliothèque bretonne armoricaine; III) (in French), Rennes: J. Plihon et L. Hervé
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈbeɾ/ [ʔɐˈbiɾ̪]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧ber
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈabɛr/
Etymology
From Middle High German aber, aver, from Old High German aber, abur, aver, avur, afur, from Proto-Germanic *aferą (“behind”). Compare Bavarian owa (“but”), Luxembourgish awer (“but”), Saterland Frisian oaber (“but”), Middle Low German āver, German Low German aver (“but”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːbɐ/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈabɐ/ (colloquial; when unstressed by regular shortening, but also used when stressed)
Conjunction
aber (coordinating)
- but; however; though
- Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. ― I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
Usage notes
- Unlike most other conjunctions, aber doesn't need to be the first word of a clause and can thereby emphasize the preceding word(s): Ich bin dafür, er aber lehnt es ab. — “I’m in favour, but he has rejected it.” In such a construction, aber can be considered an adverb, though the usual interpretation is that it is still a conjunction.
- After a negative, sondern is used to express a contrast, while aber expresses a gradation or nuance. Compare:
- Wir haben keine Pizza gekauft, sondern Zutaten, um eine selbst zu machen. ― We didn't buy a pizza but ingredients to make one ourselves.
- Wir haben die Pizza nicht selbst gemacht, aber haben auch Zutaten gekauft, um sie zu verbessern. ― We didn't make the pizza ourselves but also bought ingredients to improve it.
- It's usually better or less dated English to not translate sondern with but:
- Er ist nicht genial, sondern dumm. ― He isn’t brilliant; in fact he's stupid. / He isn’t brilliant, he's stupid.
- Er ist nicht genial, aber ziemlich klug. ― He isn’t brilliant but quite intelligent.
Adverb
aber
- (obsolete, except in compounds) again
- (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
- Das ist aber teuer. ― That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
- Du bist aber groß geworden! ― Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
- (conjunctive) nonetheless, nevertheless
Die Wohnung ist zwar klein, ich würde sie aber gerne nehmen.- The apartment is small, nevertheless I would like to take it.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabər]
- Hyphenation: abêr
Adjective
aber
- lost or run out of strength and superiority
Etymology
From German Aber (“objection”), a substantivization of German aber (“but, however, though”) (as in "no buts and no ifs"), from Middle High German aber, aver, from Old High German aber, abur, aver, avur, afur (“however, but”), either from Proto-Germanic *afar, *abar, *abur (“after, following”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“away, from”), or from Proto-Germanic *aferą (“behind”), from pre-Germanic *h₂ép-erom, accusative/allative to an adjective *h₂ép-eros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːbər/
- Rhymes: -ɑːbər
- Hyphenation: ab‧er
Noun
aber n (definite singular aberet, indefinite plural aber or abere, definite plural abera or aberne)
- a problem, an obstacle, a difficulty
Det er et aber med det.- There is a problem with it.
1908, Kristian F. Biller, Lys og Skygge:– Nei, virkelig, har De ikke spist. Det var et aber: vi kunde jo ha stukket indom en restaurant- - No, really, you have not eaten. It was a difficulty: we could have stopped by a restaurant
1927, Tidens Tegn:det er bare den aber at staten eier den- it is only the catch that the state owns it
1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VII, page 87:[det] kunde være enkelte abere at notere- [it] could be individual difficulties to note
1907, Alexander L. Kielland, Samlede værker I (Mindeutgave), page 78:[hun hadde] været forlovet – riktignok bare ni uger – men det var dog et lidet aber- [she had] been engaged - admittedly only nine weeks - but it was still a suffering difficulty
1879-1895, Knut Hamsun, Knut Hamsuns brev I, page 238:det har vel sine aber det ogsaa- it probably has its difficulties too
2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:det eneste som måtte være et aber er at når jeg biter kjevene sammen og knusper, kjenner jeg bare de bløte gommene gli mot hverandre- the only thing that may be a difficulty is that when I bite my jaws together and crush, I only feel the soft palates slide against each other
Further reading
- “aber” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “aber” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “aber” in Store norske leksikon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎber/
- Hyphenation: a‧ber
Etymology
Borrowed from German aber (“but”), turned into a noun (as in "no buts and no ifs").
Noun
aber m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴱⴻⵔ, plural abriwen, diminutive tabert)
- Alternative spelling of abeř: eyelash