だが

daga

but, however (written or formal)

ConjunctionJLPT N3

What does だが mean?

だが is a Japanese conjunction meaning “but, however (written or formal)” in English. It is written as だが in hiragana, and daga in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あなたに手紙を書くつもりだったのだが。

I meant to have written to you.

More JLPT N3 words

だとdato
if it is, in the case of
～の様に～のように～noyouni
similarly to
だってdatte
but, because, even
かもしれないkamoshirenai
maybe, perhaps
者ものmono
person (same as 人 (ひと))
いけないikenai
must not do, bad, wrong
為にためにtameni
for
それでもsoredemo
but (still), and yet, nevertheless