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][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN