At a glance
～が、～ joins two clauses in one sentence and means "but" or "however". It is used in polite speech and in writing.
[Clause 1] が、[Clause 2]。
この本はおもしろいですが、高いです。 This book is interesting, but it's expensive.
How to form it
が goes at the end of the first clause, usually followed by a comma. In conversation it usually follows です or ます forms.
| Before が | Polite | Plain (mainly written) |
|---|---|---|
| Verb | 行きますが | 行くが |
| Verb (past) | 行きましたが | 行ったが |
| い-adjective | 高いですが | 高いが |
| な-adjective | 静かですが | 静かだが |
| Noun | 学生ですが | 学生だが |