STRUCTURE
普通形／丁寧形＋けど
けれど・けども・けれども
HOW TO USE IT
- けど follows plain or polite forms: 行きたいけど / 高いですけど. Plain nouns and な-adjectives take だ: 学生だけど.
- It joins two contrasting clauses, meaning "but". It is usually used in speech, with friends and family.
- けども, けれど, けれども mean the same and are gradually more formal. In writing and formal speech, が is usually used.
- けど is also used to lead into the next sentence softly. Here the second part does not contrast with the first.
WATCH OUT
×この部屋は静かけど、狭い。
○この部屋は静かだけど、狭い。
A plain な-adjective needs だ before けど.
×このケーキはおいしいだけど、高い。
○このケーキはおいしいけど、高い。
An い-adjective joins けど directly, without だ.
Examples
この店は安いけど、あまりおいしくない。
このみせはやすいけど、あまりおいしくない。
This place is cheap, but it's not very good.
日本語は難しいけど、おもしろいです。
にほんごはむずかしいけど、おもしろいです。
Japanese is difficult, but it's interesting.
きのうは雨だったけど、公園へ行った。
きのうはあめだったけど、こうえんへいった。
It rained yesterday, but I went to the park.
Often confused with
How each pair differs, with the exam trap in context, is in the Toey lesson.
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