だけれど

Japanese

Etymology

Clipping of だけれども (da keredomo, “but; however”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だ​けれど [dáꜜ kèrèdò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [da̠ ke̞ɾe̞do̞]

Conjunction

だけれど • (da keredo) 

1. Informal form of だけれども (da keredomo).