Vocabulary

What does でも (demo) mean?

でも means but, however.

Quick facts
Readingでも
Romajidemo
Part of speechconjunction
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
でも
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondemo

but, however

  1. 1conjunction but; however; though
  2. 2particle even
  3. 3particle however; no matter how; even if
  4. 4particle ... or something
  5. 5particle either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...

Example sentences

  • It's cheap. But it's not tasty.

  • I was tired. But it was very fun.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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