What does ところが mean?
ところが is a Japanese conjunction meaning “but then” or “however” in English. It is written as ところが in hiragana, and tokoroga in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
天気予報は晴れだった。ところが、午後から雨が降った。
The forecast said it would be sunny. But then it rained in the afternoon.
簡単だと思った。ところが、とても難しかった。
I thought it would be easy, but it turned out to be very hard.