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でも

But

Meaning

But, However

Word Type

conjunction

Explanation

I want to show you my demo (でも), but you don't want to see it. However, I'm going to show it to you anyway. So there. Something to watch out for with でも is that it always goes at the beginning of a sentence, not in the middle, like "but" usually does in English. It’s also a fairly casual word, so it’s not normally used in formal situations.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • でも、はずかしい

    but it's embarrassing

    でも、やってみる

    but I'll give it a try

    でも、高い

    but it's expensive

Context Sentences

でも、できないよ。

But I can't.

でも、いいの？

But are you okay with that?

でも、５０パーセントオフだよ？

But it's 50 percent off, you know?