〜が／けど／けれども — Links statements with a soft contrast | JLPT N5 grammar

Meaning

Links statements with a soft contrast.

It closes the first clause: A が / けど / けれども B
After plain forms が is mostly written; after です／ます it is common in polite speech. けど is colloquial

13 sentences

日本語にほんごは難しいむずかしいですが面白いおもしろいです
Japanese is difficult, but interesting.
行きいきたいけど時間じかんがありません
I want to go, but I do not have time.
この店みせの料理りょうりは安いやすいですが、おいしいです
The food at this restaurant is cheap but delicious.
日曜日にちようびだけれども父ちちは会社かいしゃへ行きいきました
Although it is Sunday, my father went to work.
薬くすりを飲んのんだけどまだ熱ねつがあります
I took medicine, but I still have a fever.
地図ちずを見みたけれども道みちを間違えまちがえました
I looked at the map, but still went the wrong way.
この鞄かばんは小さいちいさいけどたくさん入りはいります
This bag is small, but it holds a lot.
部屋へやはきれいだけれども誰もだれも使っつかっていません
The room is clean, but nobody uses it.

5 more examples

が is neutral and common in polite speech, けど is casual, けれども slightly fuller. They can soften a request without meaning 'but': すみませんが、教えてください.

After a noun or na-adjective in plain speech keep だ: 休みだけど. The clause before が or けど keeps its own politeness: 忙しいですが.

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

Sentence 1: 約束やくそくしたけど彼かれは来きませんでした Let's eat lunch together.Would you like to drink coffee together?He promised, but he did not come.
Sentence 2: たくさん練習れんしゅうしたけど上手じょうずにできませんでした I practised a lot, but I could not do it well.Let's walk to the station.Would you like to watch a movie tomorrow?
Sentence 3: お金おかねがないけど高いたかい靴くつを買いかいました Let's think about this problem once more.Although I have no money, I bought expensive shoes.Shall we go to the station together?

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