mana: But

Level 2

Clause, mana clause.

How It Works

Mana shows a contrast between two clauses.

Example	Meaning
Achọrọ m ịga, mana enweghi m ego.	I want to go, but I have no money.
Nri ahụ dị ụtọ, mana ọ dị oyi.	The food is tasty, but it is cold.

It stands at the start of the second clause, usually after a comma. Each clause keeps its own subject and verb. For “or”, use ma ọ bụ.

Achọrọ m ịga, mana enweghi m ego.
I want to go, but I have no money.
Mana starts the second clause.
Nri ahụ dị ụtọ, mana ọ dị oyi.
The food is tasty, but it is cold.
Two descriptions.
Ọ chọrọ ịbịa, mana ọ nọghị n'ụlọ.
He or she wants to come, but is not at home.
Mana with a negative.

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