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けれど
keredo
Description
「けれど」は、前の話と後ろの話が反対のときに使う言葉です。
"けれど" is a word used when the previous statement and the following statement are opposite.
文の終わりにつけて、やわらかく話すこともできます。
You can also add "けれど" at the end of a sentence to speak softly.
Meanings
けれどkeredo
but; however; although
高いけれど、買います。
It's expensive, but I'll buy it.
けれどkeredo
softening ending left implying more
少し聞きたいことがあるんですけれど。
I have a few things I'd like to ask.
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Notes
- Nuance
けれど is slightly more polite/softer than けど; けれども is even more formal.
- Grammar
Sentence-final けれど softly frames a statement, often leaving a request or contrast unstated.
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