оттон
Yakut
Etymology
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Conjunction
оттон • (otton)
- but (adversative conjunction), however
Usage notes
In English the word but is generally proscribed at the beginning of a sentence, but in Yakut it is not, and may be used at the beginning or middle of a sentence.
Synonyms
- туолка (tuolka, “but, however”)
Particle
оттон • (otton)
Usage notes
It is used to strengthen an objection or reproach, and in this sense loosely corresponds with English well.