How to say but in Japanese

JLPTN5

でもdemo^☆

conjunction:

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well

particle:

even
however; no matter how; even if; even though
... or something
either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... - as 〜でも〜でも

prefix:

pseudo-; quack; in-name-only - before an occupation, etc.
for lack of anything better to do - before an occupation, etc. ➜ でもしか

Example Sentences

私watashi はha 反han 社会shakai 的teki かもkamo しれshire ないnai けれどkeredo 人hito とto 話さhanasa ないnai わけwake でde はha ないnai。: I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.
僕boku はha 不幸fukou かもkamo 知れshire ないnai けれどkeredo 自殺jisatsu はha しshi ないnai。: Although I may be unhappy, I won't commit suicide.
その後sonogo 私watashi はha そこsoko をwo 出るderu んn だda けどkedo、鞄kaban をwo 忘れwasure てte きki たta ことkoto にni 気付くkizuku んn だda。: After that, I left, but then I realized that I forgot my backpack at their house.
答えkotae がga 分かっwaka たta んn だda、でもdemo あまりにamarini すぐsugu にni 分かっwaka たta ものmono だda からkara 正解seikai でde あるaru はずhazu がga ないnai んn だda。: I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.
でもdemo 可能kanou 性sei はha 低hiku そうsou だda ねne。: But the possibility seems unlikely.

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