だけれども

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (informal) だけれど (da keredo), (informal) だけども (da kedomo), (more informal) だけど (da kedo)

Etymology

Compound of だ (da, auxiliary verb expressing certainty) + けれども (keredomo, “although; but”, conjunctive particle).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だけれども [dáꜜ kèrèdòmò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [da̠ ke̞ɾe̞do̞mo̞]

Conjunction

だけれども • (da keredomo)  (formal)

1. but; however, nevertheless

   話(はなし)はよく分(わ)かった。だけれども承(しょう)諾(だく)するわけにはいかない。

   Hanashi wa yoku wakatta. Da keredomo shōdaku suru wake ni wa ikanai.

   I understand what you said, but I can't agree with it.