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).[1][2]
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])[2]
- IPA(key): [da̠ɡa̠]
Conjunction
だが (rōmaji da ga)
- though, although, however, but, be that as it may, that said
- あの子は好き。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.
- あの子は好き。だが、スタイルはちょっとださい。
Usage notes
Used to start a sentence. Generally followed by a comma.
Synonyms
- けれども (keredomo)
- しかし (shikashi)
- しかしながら (shikashi nagara)
- でも (de mo)
- ところが (tokoro ga)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN