〜けど
〜けど means but; although. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. This connects two ideas when the second contrasts with the first or is unexpected. It is common in speech and feels relatively casual.
Japanese sources describe it as 「逆接を表す「けど」」.
〜けど examples
高いけど、おいしいです。
It is expensive, but delicious.
行きたいけど、時間がありません。
I want to go, but I do not have time.
〜けど exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
この本は難しい（ ）、おもしろいです。
- から
- まで
- けど ✓
- ので
This book is difficult, but interesting.
行きたい（ ）、お金がありません。
- けど ✓
- だけ
- まで
- ごろ
I want to go, but I do not have money.
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