Konuşmada "ama" için but yeter. Yazıda üç güçlü seçenek var ve her birinin tonu biraz farklı: However, Nevertheless, On the other hand.
1Üç ton
GENEL
It is cheap.However,it is slow
GÜÇLÜ
It failed twice.Nevertheless,we will try again
İKİ TARAF
It is fast.On the other hand,it is expensive
Plan ucuz. Ancak yavaş.
The plan is cheap. However, it is slow.
İki kez başarısız oldu. Yine de yeniden deneyeceğiz.
It failed twice. Nevertheless, we will try again.
Hızlı. Öte yandan pahalı.
It is fast. On the other hand, it is expensive.
Nevertheless beklenenin tersi olduğunu söyler; Nonetheless aynı anlamdadır.
2İki tarafı tartmak
Bir yandan ucuz, öte yandan yavaş.
On the one hand, it is cheap. On the other hand, it is slow.
İlk tarafı On the one hand açar, ikincisini On the other hand. Türkçedeki "diğer taraftan" yüzünden In the other hand yazmak sık bir hatadır.
3Sıra sana
İkinci cümleyi istenen kelimeyle başlat, sonra altındaki cevaplara bak.
- The hotel was beautiful. The service was poor. (However)
- The weather was terrible. We enjoyed the trip. (Nevertheless)
- City life is exciting. It is very stressful. (On the other hand)
- He didn't study much. He passed the exam. (Nonetheless)
Cevaplar: However, the service was poor. · Nevertheless, we enjoyed the trip. · On the other hand, it is very stressful. · Nonetheless, he passed the exam.
Sık yapılan hatalar
✗It is cheap, however it is slow.
✓It is cheap. However, it is slow.
Yeni cümle, virgül.
✗In the other hand, it is expensive.
✓On the other hand, it is expensive.
Kalıp: on the other hand.
✗However it failed twice, we tried again.
✓Although it failed twice, we tried again.
Tek cümlede "-e rağmen": although.