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Japanese
Etymology
Clipping of けれど (keredo, “although, but”), itself a clipping of older and longer form けれども (keredomo).
First attested in 1732.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
けど • (kedo)
- Informal form of けれども (keredomo).
- けどさあ、よく考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)
- Informal form of けれども (keredomo).
- 彼女は一風変わっているけど綺麗だ。
- Kanojo wa ippū kawatte iru kedo kirei da.
- She is strange but pretty.
- 痛いけど気持ちいい。
- Itai kedo kimochi ii.
- It hurts but it feels good.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “けど”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN