~けど、~

〜kedo、~

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Formation

Verb-casual + けど / い-adjective + けど / な-adjective + だけど / Noun + だけど

Used to connect two clauses; 'but', 'however', 'although'

When to use

Casual, mid-sentence; the everyday spoken default among the "but" family.

Explanation

The ~けど grammar point is used to connect two clauses, often to show a contrast or to introduce a different point of view. It can be translated as 'but', 'however', or 'although' in English. It's more casual than けれど or が.

Example sentences

Contradiction (But / However)

Corpus examples (60)

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