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40 lines
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# Opposition
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## が
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Between two sentences, it has the meaning of "but".
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> [!info] Example
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> この{建物|たてもの}は大きいです==が==、トイレは{一|ひと}つだけあります。
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> This building is huge but has only one toilet.
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## でも
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This is the basic way to say "but".
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> [!info] Example
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> コンビニに行きました。==でも==、何も買わなかった。
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> I went to the convenience store. But I didn't buy anything.
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## しかし
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This is similar to でも, meaning "however", but usually more formal and most commonly found in written form.
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> [!info] Example
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> {戦争|せん|そう}は{悪|わる}いこと。==しかし==、{人類|じん|るい}はいつも{戦|たたか}っています
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> War is bad. However, humanity is always fighting.
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## けど・けれども
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けれども is more formal than けど. Contrary to でも (which is more stand-alone), this links two clauses. The second clause can also be implicit and not said.
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> [!info] Example
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> {外|そと}は{暑|あつ}い==けど==行きたい。
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> It's hot outside but I'd still like to go.
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It can also be used to soften your assertion.
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> [!info] Example
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> {明日|あした}に行きたい==けど==。
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> I'd like to go tomorrow... (but I don't want to cause any inconvenience).
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