No. 317 in Slovenian
toda
"toda" means "but" or "however" in English.
In a sentence
Želela sem ti pomagati, toda nisem vedela kako.
I wanted to help you, but I didn't know how.
Here, 'toda' acts as a conjunction, connecting two clauses and introducing a contrasting idea to the first clause.
Toda, koliko časa imamo za to nalogo?
But, how much time do we have for this task?
In this instance, 'toda' is used as an introductory word to a question, often to express curiosity or surprise.
On trdi, da ima prav, toda dokazi govorijo drugače.
He claims he is right, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
Here, 'toda' serves as a conjunction used to introduce contrasting information that challenges the veracity of the preceding statement.
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