〜けど / 〜けれども
N4kedo / keredomo
but; although; (soft lead-in)
Formation
Sentence + けど / けれども
Chinese meanings
但是;虽然;委婉引出话题
Chinese formation
句子+けど/けれども
Chinese usage
表示转折,也可在提问或请求之前引出情况。
Chinese notes
けれども比けど稍正式;名词和な形容词的简体肯定接だけど,如学生だけど。
Examples
- この店は高いけど、おいしい。This place is expensive, but the food is good.这家店贵,但是好吃。
- すみません、駅に行きたいんですけど、どう行けばいいですか。Excuse me, I'd like to get to the station. How do I get there?不好意思,我想去车站,请问怎么走?
- 何度も電話したけれども、誰も出なかった。I called several times, but nobody answered.我打了好几次电话,却没人接。
Notes
More conversational than が; けれども is a little more formal than けど. Often used as a soft lead-in before a question or request.
#contrast#casual
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kedo-keredomo');
{
"id": "kedo-keredomo",
"pattern": "〜けど / 〜けれども",
"romaji": "kedo / keredomo",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "but; although; (soft lead-in)",
"formation": "Sentence + けど / けれども",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この店は高いけど、おいしい。",
"furigana": "この{店|みせ}は{高|たか}いけど、おいしい。",
"en": "This place is expensive, but the food is good."
},
{
"ja": "すみません、駅に行きたいんですけど、どう行けばいいですか。",
"furigana": "すみません、{駅|えき}に{行|い}きたいんですけど、どう{行|い}けばいいですか。",
"en": "Excuse me, I'd like to get to the station. How do I get there?"
},
{
"ja": "何度も電話したけれども、誰も出なかった。",
"furigana": "{何|なん}{度|ど}も{電話|でんわ}したけれども、{誰|だれ}も{出|で}なかった。",
"en": "I called several times, but nobody answered."
}
],
"tags": [
"contrast",
"casual"
],
"notes": "More conversational than が; けれども is a little more formal than けど. Often used as a soft lead-in before a question or request.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "ff16215dff6cd4b9c140d070c591739dc1f308ae505f5a5405a4a775563345d3",
"meanings": [
"但是",
"虽然",
"委婉引出话题"
],
"formation": "句子+けど/けれども",
"explanation": "表示转折,也可在提问或请求之前引出情况。",
"notes": "けれども比けど稍正式;名词和な形容词的简体肯定接だけど,如学生だけど。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この店は高いけど、おいしい。",
"zh": "这家店贵,但是好吃。"
},
{
"ja": "すみません、駅に行きたいんですけど、どう行けばいいですか。",
"zh": "不好意思,我想去车站,请问怎么走?"
},
{
"ja": "何度も電話したけれども、誰も出なかった。",
"zh": "我打了好几次电话,却没人接。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#kedo-keredomo",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "cd2bbed368cf065155994564d20a90d4dfeb52445ef3e588ff063bb79c940213"
}
}