харин

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /xarʲəŋ/, [ˈχæɾʲɪɴ]

Verb

харин • (xarin) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠠᠷᠢᠨ (qarin))

1. modal converb in -н (-n) of харих (xarix, “to return”)

Conjunction

харин • (xarin)

1. but, however

   Цэнд өглөөний цайгаа гэртээ уудаг. Харин өдрийн хоолоо бэлчээрт иддэг.

   Cend öglöönii cajgaa gertee uudag. Xarin ödriin xooloo belčeert iddeg.

   Tsend drinks his morning tea [eats his breakfast] at home, but has lunch out on the pasture

Usage notes

• Usually connects two predicate sentences.
• To connect two nouns, биш (biš) is used like so:

  хөдөөд биш, харин хотод

  xödööd biš, xarin xotod

  not in the country, but in the city

Synonyms

• гэвч (gevč)
• -вч (-vč)

Derived terms

• харин ч (xarin č, “under no circumstances, by no means”)
• харин ээ (xarin ee, “oh I don't know”)