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mas

"mas" means "but" in Portuguese. It is number 19 on the frequency list, in A1 (conj).

Meaning

but

IPA

/mas/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Mas como?
  How come?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / freddy1
• Mas você não está lá.
  But you're not there.
  Tatoeba: brauliobezerra / CK
• Mas eu não quero.
  But I don't want to.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / fanty

Learned together

In the course, "mas" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• do of the, from the (masculine)
• por by, for
• os the (masculine plural)
• ele he
• em in, on, at
• isso that
• da of the, from the (feminine)
• sim yes
• as the (feminine plural)

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