Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 10: 11/12

けれどもBut, Although

Structure

Verb + けれども
［い］Adjective + けれども
［な］Adjective + だ + けれども
Noun + だ + けれども

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Particle

  • Word Type

    Conjunctive Particle

  • Register

    Formal

About けれども

けれども is the more formal (full version) of the conjunction particle けど. Like けど, it usually carries the meaning of 'but', but because of its formality, sounds a bit more like 'although', or 'provided that'. It simply highlights that 'while thinking about (A), (B)'. Meaning that the (B) phrase is important, or needs to be considered.

As can be seen from these examples, だ will be required when using this conjunction after a な-Adjective, or a noun.

As a reminder, please see below for a list of the most casual form of 'but', to the most formal.

Casual - けど - けども - けれど - けれども - が - Formal.

Fun Fact

Originally, けれども was thought to be a more feminine version of が. However, the modern けど is so common that it has lost all of the feminine nuance that came from けれども.

Caution

As with けど (and other forms of 'but' in Japanese), the phrase after けれども will often be omitted if it is obvious, or the speaker does not want to say it.

Related

Examples

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    私(わたし)はこの本(ほん)が好(す)きではないけれども、あなたは好(す)きでしょう。

    I don't like this book, but you do, don't you?

    トムに言(い)ったけれども、トムは忘(わす)れました。

    I told that to Tom, but he forgot.

    掃除(そうじ)をしたけれども、まだ汚(きたな)い。

    I cleaned, but it is still dirty.

    映画(えいが)を見(み)るのは楽(たの)しいけれども、チケットが高(たか)い。

    Watching movies is fun, but tickets are expensive.

    電車(でんしゃ)は便利(べんり)だけれども、いつも人(ひと)が多(おお)い。

    The train is convenient, but there are always a lot of people.

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けれども – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (8 in total)

  • Jake

    Jake

    but・although

    Structure

    • Clause + けど(けれども)
    • Verb + けど(けれども)
    • い-Adjective + けど(けれども)
    • Noun + だけど・ですけれども
    • な-Adjective + だけど・ですけれども

    [formal]

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  • TheUltimateAbsol

    TheUltimateAbsol

    For the sentence “映画えいがを見みるのは楽たのしい ____ 、チケットが高たかい”, I entered ですが, but it was marked immediately wrong without any hint as to why.

    Why is this the case?

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    @TheUltimateAbsol

    Hey and welcome on the community forums

    The rule of thumb is, the politeness, which is expressed by です・ます is added at the end of the sentence.
    If the short form is there instead, then adding です・ます in other clauses (parts that make a senten...

  • TheUltimateAbsol

    TheUltimateAbsol

    If that’s the case, could you explain why that does not happen here?

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  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    Hey and sorry for the slow answer

    I have edited the previous post, it should answer your question

    Sorry for the inconvienience!

  • TheUltimateAbsol

    TheUltimateAbsol

    Thanks! Detailed explanations like this are hard to find

  • diddy_dante

    diddy_dante

    in
    トムに言った_[formal expression]_、トムは忘れました。

    How come んだけれども is accepted but not んですけれども? Especially after reading your text, you say that ですけれども is actually more common than だけれども.

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    Hey and welcome on the community forums @diddy_dante
    Thanks for the post, it is now accepted as an answer

    Cheers!

  • Hf

    Hf

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