What is th difference between the words Mas and Más?

Question

I found this passage in the bible that says;

Spanish:
Mas Pedro le levantó, diciendo: Levántate, pues yo mismo también soy hombre.

English:
But Peter took him up, saying Stand up; I myself also am a man.

So my question is how does the meaning of mas translates into but? and what is the difference between this más and this mas? Thank you.

Answer 1

lazarus1907 said:

samdie said:

Because "más" and "mas" are two different words (albeit, homophones) and that's the point of writing the accent. "mas"=but/however "más"=more.

Maybe homophones, but sound differently: "más" is what is called tonic, but "mas" is not. If you are reading them aloud the same way, something is wrong. The difference can be seen in a spectrogram, if you know how to read it.

Certainly know what it is (they are) but don't have much experience reading them (but not for want of seeking them).

Answer 2

James Santiago said:

Cherub, serious question: Does your dictionary not give two separate listings for these words? It should.

at first i didn't see it in my dicitonary, i missed it. i looked again a found it and yes samdie writing the accent is extremely important.

Answer 3

samdie said:

Because "más" and "mas" are two different words (albeit, homophones) and that's the point of writing the accent. "mas"=but/however "más"=more.

Maybe homophones, but sound differently: "más" is what is called tonic, but "mas" is not. If you are reading them aloud the same way, something is wrong. The difference can be seen in a spectrogram, if you know how to read it.

Answer 4

Cherub, serious question: Does your dictionary not give two separate listings for these words? It should.

Answer 5

Because "más" and "mas" are two different words (albeit, homophones) and that's the point of writing the accent. "mas"=but/however "más"=more.