だが

See also: たか and たが

Japanese

Etymology

Phrase consisting of (da, is, are, copula) + (ga, nominative particle, also used contrastively after verbs).[1][2]

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

Pronunciation

Conjunction

だが (rōmaji da ga)

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

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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