Pourtant introduces a contradiction, it’s equivalent to “yet” or “however.”

How do you use Toutefois in a sentence?

You use however when you are saying something that somebody might not expect because of what you have just said. The apartment is rather small. It is, however, much nicer than our old apartment.

How do you use cependant in a sentence?

C’est difficile, cependant je m’habitue. It’s hard, and yet I’m getting used to it. Votre travail est bon cependant il y a certaines lacunes.

Can you start a sentence with Pourtant?

Except that unlike even though you can use pourtant at the beginning of a sentence. Pourtant introduce a new claim which is, in some way, contradictory with the previous claim. Cependant typically introduces an alternative.

What is the synonym of yet?

What is another word for yet?

furtheradditionally
stillfurthermore
againalso
besidesmoreover
alongeven

What is the difference between lorsque and quand in French?

‘Quand’ versus ‘Lorsque’ The conjunctions quand and lorsque both mean “when.” They are interchangeable when they indicate a simple correlation in time, although lorsque is a bit more formal.

How do you use cependant in French?

2 Answers

  1. cependant: literally something like “while this [is/was happening], meanwhile”, originally with just that simple meaning, but later with the added meaning that concerns us here.
  2. pourtant: literally “for so much [to the contrary]” – probably the same mechanism as “even so”

How do you use Neanmoins in French?

You use nevertheless when saying something that contrasts with what has just been said. He had problems but nevertheless managed to finish his most famous painting.

What can I say instead of yet?

What is another word for and yet?

howevernevertheless
nonethelessyet
althoughanyway
notwithstandingstill
that saidthough

Are yet and but the same?

So conjunctions, there are quite a few of them and some kind of, like phrases we can use as well, but we can use “but” and “yet” as conjunctions. So they have the same meaning, same function as conjunctions. “Yet” sounds more formal than “but,” so we tend to use it in a more formal situation.

Is quand a word?

No, quand is not in the scrabble dictionary.