xu but; however; although

Part of Speech disc
Vernacular Form خوۡ
Phonetic Form xu
Origin Pashto: xo
Usage In many cases a marker of evidentiality
    • but; however; although
      • Example 139:
        anú báabu na, xálaka xu andáa manáana.
        anú
        3MSG.prox.nom
        báabu
        father
        na
        neg
        xálak
        people
        -a
        -pl
        xu
        ADVS
        andáa
        like.that
        mané
        say
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        He is not my father, although that is what people say.
        Source: A:MAB083
      • Example 1588:
        ni xu uxíi rhaíi híni.
        ni
        3pl.prox.nom
        xu
        ADVS
        ux
        camel
        -ii
        -gen
        rhaíi
        footprints
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        These must be the footprints of a camel.
        Source: A:HUA061
      • Example 1850:
        badaníi parhaár ta lap saáz bhéeni, xu híṛii parhaár ba lap saáz na bhéeni.
        badán
        body
        -ii
        -gen
        parhaár
        wound
        ta
        DS
        lap
        soon
        saáz
        whole
        bhe
        become
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        xu
        ADVS
        híṛu
        heart
        -ii
        -gen
        parhaár
        wound
        ba
        top
        lap
        soon
        saáz
        whole
        na
        neg
        bhe
        become
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        The wound of the body heals quickly, but the wound of the heart doesn't heal quickly.
        Source: A:NH12:1:020