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だが (daga) Japanese meaning: but | Kotomora
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だ
が
、
とても
しっかり
し
て
いる
。
He is young. But he is very reliable.
I made an effort. However, I didn't get results.
Related words· 7 しかし and だが both mean 'but' at a similar formality level, but しかし is more common in formal writing while だが can sound slightly more assertive or blunt.
でも is the casual, everyday equivalent of だが, which is somewhat more formal and appears more often in writing.
けれども often connects clauses within a sentence more smoothly, while だが is more typically used to start a new sentence with a sharper contrast.
だが is a casual or literary 'but' common in narrative writing, whereas しかしながら is more formal and rarely used in casual conversation.
Show 3 more だが is a blunt, somewhat literary 'but', while それなのに is softer in tone but carries more feeling of disappointment or disbelief.
だが is a blunt, somewhat literary 'but,' while とは言うものの is more measured and explicitly frames the contrast as a concession.
だが has a similar meaning but sounds more literary or stiff, whereas だけど is softer and more common in everyday talk.
Etymology A compound of the copula だ and the conjunctive particle が, literally 'it is that... but'. The exact historical development is straightforward.
