Meaning: 'mas' vs 'más'? What is the difference between 'mas' and 'más'?
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Does anyone know when 'mas' is used, and when 'más' is?
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updated Sep 8, 2017
edited by StuartSD
posted by Jos-Overbey
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'mas' (I was told) is an old form of 'but' that isn't used much anymore. I've only seen 'mas' in older printed media, like the bible. Of course, más = more.
updated Sep 8, 2017
posted by Jack-OBrien
You're right about "mas" not being common in spoken language. However it isn't confined to archaic writings either, you can see it in contemporary literature if the writer chooses to use a formal style. - bill1111, Sep 29, 2010
Todavía hay gente que ese "mas", hasta en canciones se puede escuchar. Así que a buscar! :) - chileno, May 24, 2013
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Correct. We use "más" when we talking about amount.
The "mas" without a tilde is a form uncommonly used today which is understood to mean "but". For example, "Viaje a China mas no ví el templo."
updated Sep 8, 2017
edited by StuartSD
posted by edertopp
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updated Sep 8, 2017
edited by mrbenji
posted by mrbenji
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Interestingly enough, mas and más, as well as jamás, all derive, like the French mais and jamais, from the Latin magis (more) and iam magis (yet more).
updated May 25, 2013
posted by EugenioCosta
Mas is still used in Portuguese for but. - BellaMargarita, May 25, 2013
Sí, e italiano tiene "ma". ¿Conoce alguien la palabra usada en rumano, romanche, ladin, y así de lo demás.... - EugenioCosta, May 25, 2013
