sondern
but (rather)
💡 after a negative
conjunctionA2.2
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Ich bin nicht betrunken, sondern nur müde.
I'm not drunk. I'm just tired.
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Nicht Worte zählen, sondern Taten!
It's not what you say, but what you do that counts.
Es schneit nicht, sondern es regnet.
It's not snowing. It's raining.