だけど (dakedo)

Meaning

    All JLPT 3 grammar : だけど(だけど, dakedo), however, [Conjunction]

    Example

    日本語意味
    考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。I’ve thought about it, and what we’re doing is just not right, so let’s break up after today.
    シロオニタケは毒菌だけど、存在感があって好きだなあ。Shiroonitake is a poisonous mushroom but it has real presence, and I like it.
    銀行融資を受けたいのだけど手続きはどうしたらいいの?I’d like to get a bank loan; how do I go about that?
    素朴な疑問なんだけど、・・・トラとライオンはどっちが強いの?This may be a silly question, but which is stronger – a tiger or a lion?

    Vocabulary

    日本語ローマ字意味
    限りkagirilimit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope
    考えkangaethinking, thought, view
    今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
    別れwakareparting, separation
    dokupoison, toxicant
    存在sonzaiexistence, being
    好きsukiliking, fondness, love
    手続きtetsuzukiprocedure; process; proceedings; formalities
    融資yuushifinancing, loan
    ginsilver
    どうdouhow, in what way, how about
    銀行ginkoubank
    いいiigood
    疑問gimonquestion, doubt
    強いtsuyoistrong, powerful

    Kanji

    漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
    コン,キンいまnow
    ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
    ベツわか.れる, わ.けるseparate
    コウかんが.える, かんが.えconsider, think over
    ゲンかぎ.る, かぎ.り, -かぎ.りlimit, restrict
    カンemotion, feeling
    コウこの.む, す.く, よ.いfond, pleasing
    ソン,ゾンながら.える, あ.る, たも.つexist, be aware of
    ザイあ.るexist, located in
    コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
    ギンしろがねsilver
    シュ,ズて, て-, -てhand
    ジュう.ける, -う.け, う.かるaccept, take, get
    assets, resources
    ゾク,ショク,コウ,キョウつづ.く, つづ.ける, つぐ.ないcontinue, series
    キョウ,ゴウつよ.い, つよ.まる, つよ.めるstrong
    モンと.う, と.い, とんquestion, ask
    うたが.うdoubt, distrust

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