接続A1
But/However けど・が
けど/が — connecting contrasting or preliminary clauses ('but/however')
Learning Goal
Can connect contrasting clauses
Exam Skills:JLPT N5 Grammar
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
日本語は難しいですが、おもしろいです。
Japanese is difficult, but interesting.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
けど・が — But / However
[Clause A] けど/が、[Clause B]。
| Style | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Casual | 〜けど | 高いけど、おいしい。(It's expensive but delicious.) |
| Polite | 〜けれども / 〜が | 高いですが、おいしいです。 |
Also used as a soft intro: すみませんが、ちょっと… (Excuse me, but...) — が/けど softens the request.
Using でも at the beginning instead of けど/が between clauses; Mixing up が (but) with が (subject marker)
日本語は難しいですが、おもしろいです。
Japanese is difficult, but interesting.
難しいです(difficult) + が(but, polite) + おもしろいです(interesting)
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises