Which of the following 'but' is an adverb?

Correct answer: ঘ) I don't think we'll manage it. Still, we can but try.
- এই বাক্যে "but" একটি adverb হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
- "We can but try" মানে—আমরা চেষ্টা ছাড়া আর কিছুই করতে পারি না।
- এখানে "but" শব্দটি "only" অর্থে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে, যা একটি adverb-এর কাজ করে।

Options,
ক) I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one.
- এখানে "but" একটি conjunction হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে। এটি দুটি বাক্যাংশ বা ধারণাকে যুক্ত করছে – "not the red one" এবং "the blue one".

খ) We enjoyed our vacation a lot, but it was expensive.
- এই বাক্যে "but" conjunction। এটি দুটি পূর্ণাঙ্গ বাক্যকে যুক্ত করছে – "We enjoyed our vacation a lot" এবং "it was expensive".

গ) When it comes to condemning such incidents, there should be no ifs and buts.
- এখানে "buts" শব্দটি একটি noun (বিশেষ্য) হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছে।
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• But [adverb]
English meaning: only.
Bangla meaning: শুধু; কেবল; মাত্র।

Example:
- I don't think we'll manage it. Still, we can but try.
- There are plenty of areas where the President has disappointed progressives: immigration and crime, to name but two.
- They have but two weeks to get ready.
- She is but a child and too young to understand such things.

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But: [conjunction]
Meaning: used to express a difference or to introduce an added statement.

Example:
- You can take Route 14 to get there, but it may take you a little longer.
- We enjoyed our vacation a lot, but it was expensive.
- I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one.

But: [noun]
Meaning: a reason that somebody gives for not doing something or not agreeing.

Example:
- When it comes to condemning such incidents, there should be no ifs and buts.

Source: Oxford Dictionary.