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だが (daga)

but, however

  • JLPT N3

Meaning

だが (daga) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “but, however”.

Example sentences 6

だが、組くみ手てで手てを出ださないのは優やさしさではない!!

However not attacking your partner in sparring is not a kindness!

冷静になろうとしたのだが、とうとうかっとなった。

I tried to be calm, but finally I lost my temper.

言葉と行動は一致すべきものだが、実行は難しい。

Your words are supposed to correspond to your actions, but that is not easy to put into practice.

予想されたことだが、彼らはコンテストに敗れた。

As was expected, they lost the contest.

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