Excepte
Example: Tots van venir excepte en Joan, que estava malalt.
Definition
"Excepte" is a preposition used to indicate exclusion or exception, meaning 'except' or 'excluding'. It is used to specify something or someone that is not included in a general statement, as in 'Everyone came except Joan, who was sick.'
Etymology
The word "excepte" comes from the Latin verb 'excipere', meaning 'to take out' or 'to exclude'. Over time, it evolved into the Catalan preposition used today to express exceptions. Did you know? Its Latin root also gave rise to the English word 'except'.
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"Excepte" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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