だが

See also: たか, and たが

Japanese

Etymology

Phrase consisting of だ (da, “is, are”, copula) + が (ga, nominative particle, also used contrastively after verbs).

が is also used after verbs in this same way to indicate “the previous statement is the case, but...”

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だが [dáꜜgà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [da̠ɡa̠]

Conjunction

だが • (da ga) 

1. though, although, however, but, be that as it may, that said

   あの子(こ)は好(す)き。だが、スタイルはちょっとださい。

   Ano ko wa suki. Da ga, sutairu wa chotto dasai.

   I like that girl. But her style is a bit uncool.

Usage notes

Used to start a sentence. Generally followed by a comma.

Synonyms

• ですが (desu ga) (polite)
• けど (kedo)
• けれども (keredomo)
• しかし (shikashi)
• しかしながら (shikashinagara)
• だけど (da kedo)
• だけれども (da keredomo)
• でも (de mo)
• ところが (tokoro ga)