No. 3,758 in Japanese
だけど
"だけど" means "but" or "however" and is used to contrast or connect two ideas.
In a sentence
私はピザが好きだけど、今日は寿司を食べたいです。
I like pizza, but I want to eat sushi today.
Here, 'だけど' is used to contrast two ideas, indicating a shift or contradiction between them while connecting the two clauses.
このレストランは高いだけど、とても美味しいです。
This restaurant is expensive, but the food is very delicious.
'だけど' in this sentence shows contrast, expressing that despite the first condition, the second one still holds.
映画は面白かっただけど、時間が少し長すぎました。
The movie was interesting, but it was a bit too long.
In this example, 'だけど' highlights a change in perspective between the positive aspect and a slight negative point about the movie.
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