～でも vs けど・しかし "But/Even so/However"

Introduction

Butts, who doesn’t love ‘em! Small ones, big ones… wait, not that type of butt? Oh, not again!… Well, this is embarrassing.

Today, we’re going to cover three different ways to say “but” in Japanese (and maybe also, “butt” this time? No? Fine…). Shall we venture into the world of buts?

I Like Big... Contrasting Conjunctions And I Cannot Lie

Structure

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  でもClause
  Example:
  → でもピザが食たべたい。
  ”But I want to eat pizza.”

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  Clause 1けどClause 2
  Example:
  → ピザは食たべたいけど、お金かねがない。
  ”I want to eat pizza, but I have no money.”

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  しかしClause/Clause 1しかしClause 2
  Example:
  → しかしピザが食たべたいです。
  ”Nevertheless, I want to eat pizza.”