けど
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of けれど (keredo, “although, but”),[1][2] itself a clipping of older and longer form けれども (keredomo).
First attested in 1732.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
- [from 1809] Informal form of けれども (keredomo).
Particle edit
- [from 1732] Informal form of けれども (keredomo).
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “けど”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998) 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN