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jmdict 2008660 Active (id: 1992811)

そうですが [spec1]
1. [exp]
▶ that's so, however ...



History:
6. A 2018-12-04 23:20:40  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2018-12-02 14:54:49  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think it's worth having - useful for text-glossing, beginners, etc. The others should 
probably be added.
For this one often the が seems to be used to soften an initial clause, e.g.
昨日おいで下さったそうですが、あいにく不在で失礼しました。 
I am sorry to learn you called at my home yesterday while I was out. (Tanaka)
There's no however there.
4. A* 2018-11-30 03:41:50  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
just for ref:
g ng
そうですが	5310472
そうだが	1369278
そうだけど	2008627
そうですけど	403104
そうですけれども	32201
3. A* 2018-11-30 03:09:47  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Needed? We don't have そうですけど, そうですけれども, etc.
2. A 2018-02-25 11:31:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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