JLPT N3 · conjunction

ところが (tokoroga)

ところが is a Japanese conjunction meaning “even so; however”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ところが
Romaji: tokoroga
Word class: conjunction
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

even so; however; still; whereupon; even though · conjunction · usually written in kana

Example sentences

ところが実はどうすることもできないのです。

As it is, I can do nothing.

Tatoeba #200872

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1008570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.