だけども

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だけども [dáꜜ kèdòmò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [da̠ ke̞do̞mo̞]

Conjunction

だけども • (da kedomo) 

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