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word order for "aber"
I've seen a lot of sentences where the word "aber " comes after the verb and was wondering if it changed meaning to the sentence.
for example... "ich verstehe aber nicht". Am I right to assume that this just means "but i don't understand"? or would it have different meaning to "aber ich verstehe nicht"
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Unfortunately I can't find any theory about this, I can just say that the meaning stays the same. Aber, jedoch, trotzdem, nur, nichtsdestotrotz and some other (coordinating) conjunctions (they all make a concession of some kind) can also be used like adverbs. No rule, just my observation....
Edit: cross-posted with drvdw....
Here is a nice Youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Awhco_VHWE&t=48s
I am not sure whether she mentions aber, but "aber" in the sentence "Das ist aber schön" behaves similar to those other modal particles.
You get a Lingot for mentioning modal particles. "Ja" and "doch" are pretty easy to spot but its more difficult to know when "aber" or "mal" are functioning as modal particles.