Lesson 30
Base 3 + keredomo
Keredomo is used for "although" or "but," so, as you can imagine, it is used a lot. Like "but" in English, it comes between the contrasting phrases. Let's try some examples:
- Kare wa nihongo o hanasu keredomo, heta desu. (He speaks Japanese, but he's not good at it.)
- Keiko wa piano o yoku renshuu suru keredomo, jouzu ni narimasen. (Keiko practices the piano a lot, but she doesn't get any better.)
- Jack wa kenkou ni ki o tsukeru keredomo, yoku byouki shimasu. (Although Jack is careful about his health, he gets sick a lot.)
Keredomo is easy to master because you'll hear it used often, as well as its shorter forms, keredo and kedo.
Word Check
nihongo: the Japanese language
hanasu: to speak
heta: be poor at (something); unskilled (direct opposite of jouzu introduced in the last lesson)
yoku: (adverb used before a verb) often, a lot, frequently; well
renshuu suru: to practice
...ni naru: to become (something)
kenkou: health
ki o tsukeru: to take care 1
byouki suru: to get sick, be sick
(Verbs are shown in their plain form.)
Notes
1. Ki means "energy, spirit, attention," and tsukeru means "to attach." When combined, ki o tsukeru is an often used phrase meaning "take care" when saying good-bye to someone or warning them, or Attention! when calling a group to order.
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