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だけど

だけどdakedocasual

but; still — the spoken "but" at the head of a sentence

行いきたかったんだ。だけど、バイトが入はいっちゃってさ。

ikitakatta n da. dakedo, baito ga haitchatte sa.

I did want to go. But then I got put on a shift. casual

「この店みせ、安やすいよ。」「だけど、駅えきからちょっと遠とおくない？」

"kono mise, yasui yo." "dakedo, eki kara chotto tookunai?"

"This place is cheap, you know." "Sure, but isn't it a bit far from the station?" casual

All examples3

but; still — pushes back on, or qualifies, what was just said

  1. 行いきたかったんだ。だけど、バイトが入はいっちゃってさ。

    ikitakatta n da. dakedo, baito ga haitchatte sa.

    I did want to go. But then I got put on a shift. casual

  2. 「この店みせ、安やすいよ。」「だけど、駅えきからちょっと遠とおくない？」

    "kono mise, yasui yo." "dakedo, eki kara chotto tookunai?"

    "This place is cheap, you know." "Sure, but isn't it a bit far from the station?" casual

  3. お誘さそいいただいてとてもうれしいです。ですけど、その日ひは先約せんやくがあるんです。

    o sasoi itadaite totemo ureshii desu. desukedo, sono hi wa sen'yaku ga aru n desu.

    I'm really glad you asked me. It's just that I already have plans that day. neutral

How it's formed1

All forms2

  • だけれどdakeredoalternant

    unclipped and a shade more careful; だけれども is the fullest of the three and now sounds stiff or older in speech.

  • ですけどdesukedoformal

    the polite face, for when the rest of the turn is in ですます — common in service speech, where bare だけど would sound flippant.