でも But

Meaning

Primary

But

Alternative

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.

Pronunciation

でも

Context

Common Word Combinations

• でも〜

  でも、高い

  but it's expensive

  でも、やってみる

  but I'll give it a try

  でも、はずかしい

  but it's embarrassing

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?