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JLPT N5 Grammar

～でも

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N5 · Other · でも

but; however

でも

でも at the start of a sentence expresses contrast, like 'but/however.'

It is common in speech; formal writing may use しかし.

旅行に行きたいです。でも、時間がありません。

I want to travel. But I do not have time.

Sentence-initial でも differs from noun + でも used for examples.

At the start of a sentence, read でも as 'but.'

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