"だけれども" meaning in Japanese

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Conjunction

IPA: [da̠ ke̞ɾe̞do̞mo̞] Forms: da keredomo [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of だ (da, auxiliary verb expressing certainty) + けれども (keredomo, “although; but”, conjunctive particle). Etymology templates: {{ja-com|だ||けれども|pos1=auxiliary verb expressing certainty|pos2=conjunctive particle|t2=although; but}} だ (da, auxiliary verb expressing certainty) + けれども (keredomo, “although; but”, conjunctive particle) Head templates: {{ja-pos|conjunction|だ けれども}} だけれども • (da keredomo)
  1. but; however, nevertheless Tags: formal Synonyms: だけれど (da keredo) [informal], だけども (da kedomo) [informal] Synonyms (more informal): だけど (da kedo)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "I understand what you said, but I can't agree with it.",
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