GRAMMAR DETAIL

〜けど

but · though

Connects a clause to a contrasting or unexpected statement that follows.

Examples

この靴は安いけど、少し重いです。

These shoes are inexpensive, but they are a little heavy.

少し疲れたけれど、最後まで歩いた。

I was a little tired, but I walked all the way to the end.

Structure: Attach けど after a clause's predicate. The forms けれど and けれども are also used.
Basic usage: It connects a contrast or something contrary to expectation.
- この靴は安いけど、少し重いです。 presents both the advantage of a low price and the drawback of some extra weight.

Connecting forms
- Verbs and i-adjectives connect as in 行くけど and 安いけど. Plain affirmative nonpast nouns and na-adjectives take forms such as 学生だけど and 静かだけど, retaining だ.
Register and politeness
- けど is common in conversation but also combines with polite forms such as ですけど. It is not automatically rude compared with が.
Leaving a sentence open
- A speaker can leave the next part unspoken and await a response, as in 聞きたいことがあるんですけど. This does not always mean an opposing statement has been omitted.