けど

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Japanese

Etymology

Clipping of けれど (keredo, “although, but”),[1][2] itself a clipping of older and longer form けれども (keredomo).

First attested in 1732.[1]

Pronunciation

Conjunction

けど • (kedo) 

  1. Informal form of けれども (keredomo).
    けどさあ、よく考(かんが)えてみたらキモくね？
    Kedo sā, yoku kangaete mitara kimoku ne?
    But when you think about it though, isn't it kinda disgusting?

Particle

けど • (kedo) 

  1. Informal form of けれども (keredomo).
    彼(かの)女(じょ)は一(いっ)風(ぷう)変(か)わっているけど綺(き)麗(れい)だ。
    Kanojo wa ippū kawatte iru kedo kirei da.
    She is strange but pretty.
    痛(いた)いけど気(き)持(も)ちいい。
    Itai kedo kimochi ii.
    It hurts but it feels good.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “けど”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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