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4 Meski cuaca dingin, Joni tidak memakai jaket.<br />

5 Walau guru marah, murid-murid tidak berhenti bercakap-cakap.<br />

6 Biar sering disiram, pohon itu tidak cepat tumbuh.<br />

7 Biarpun dibayar 10 juta rupiah, saya tidak mau membantu orang<br />

seperti dia.<br />

8 Guru itu baik walaupun tidak banyak tersenyum.<br />

9 Jeremy pergi ke pertandingan sepak bola itu meskipun harga<br />

karcisnya mahal.<br />

10 Dia terus mengirim email kepada saya meskipun saya tidak pernah<br />

membalasnya.<br />

either<br />

lough it<br />

talking<br />

reka.<br />

neri?<br />

a jadi<br />

) and<br />

ry for this<br />

I<br />

I<br />

I<br />

bukan ... tetapi<br />

bukan .., namun<br />

bukan .., melainkan<br />

There are different ways of saying 'not . . . but ...' in Indonesian. The<br />

first three expressions in the box above differ in terms of formality.<br />

Bukan ... tetapi is the most neutral, so we can use it for any situation,<br />

spoken or written. Bukan ... namun and bukan ... melainkan mean the<br />

same thing, but are more formal. They are therefore more suitable for<br />

use in formal speech (for example, with someone older or unfamiliar to<br />

you) or in writing. The difference between these expressions is similar<br />

to the difference between 'but' and 'however' in English.<br />

Bukan ini, tetapi itu.<br />

Not this, but that. -<br />

Bukan kami enggan, namun kami memang benarcbenar tidak bisa<br />

membantu.<br />

It's not that we're reluctant, we in fact really couldn't help.<br />

Bukan kesehatan bapak saya yang merisaukan, melainkan kesehatan<br />

ibu.<br />

It's my father's health that is worrying. my mother's.<br />

Not only ... but also<br />

bub saja ... tetapi juga<br />

bukan saja ... narnun juga<br />

To say 'not only ... but also', we simply add saja after bukan, and juga<br />

after tetapi or namun.<br />

Bukan saia dia malas, teta~i iusra sering berbohong.<br />

Not only is hetshe lazy, but (helshe)& often lies.<br />

Bukan saia dia pandai, namun_iuaa baik hati.<br />

Not only is hetshe smart, (he/she) is &Q good-hearted.<br />

Although and Not . . . But 157

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