けれども・けど(and previous “but”s)・ただし "But/Although/However" Conjunctions 2

Introduction

"But we just had a lesson on 'but's! Where is the bus stop, and when will the 'but's stop? Why do we need so many!!!???"

Okay okay, I hear you. The thing is, being able to offer a contrasting opinion, or statement at various degrees of politeness is very important in Japanese. The good news is that we've covered nearly all of them up until this point. But there are a couple more you should know before I set you free into the wild.

Just going to politely "but" in...

Structure

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  Clause 1けれどもClause 2
  Example:
  → 今いまは車くるまがないですけれども、来週らいしゅう買かう予定よていです。
  "(I) don't even have a car now, although I plan on buying one next week.”