How often is だが used in everyday conversation?


I hear often in anime and is translated as "but". And normally, it's at the
beginning of the sentence. But I wonder if it used outside of the TV/movie
world. For instance, きみ, I hear very often in anime, but I've been told it's
not used in everyday speaking.




Ah, I just noticed we don't use だが very often in daily conversation. I think
we often use だが in these three patterns (normally in written style):

  1. ~~。だが、~~。(~~. But~~.)
  2. ~~だが、~~。(Although~~, ~~.)
  3. ~~, ~~だが。(~~, ~~ though.)

I personally don't use it when I talk, maybe because it sounds rather
masculine I guess. I think older, say middle-aged men (like my dad, my uncle,
and my boss) say that sometimes. I think I've heard my dad say
"だがしかし、あれだな～..." while watching TV or reading a newspaper and my boss say to
my colleagues "だがねえ、きみ..."

As for きみ, I don't use that either, but I think my boss sometimes calls my
colleagues きみ, and I've heard many of my teachers/professors call their
students きみ at school/college.




Ah, I just noticed we don't use だが very often in daily conversation. I think
we often use だが in these three patterns (normally in written style):

  1. ~~。だが、~~。(~~. But~~.)
  2. ~~だが、~~。(Although~~, ~~.)
  3. ~~, ~~だが。(~~, ~~ though.)

I personally don't use it when I talk, maybe because it sounds rather
masculine I guess. I think older, say middle-aged men (like my dad, my uncle,
and my boss) say that sometimes. I think I've heard my dad say
"だがしかし、あれだな～..." while watching TV or reading a newspaper and my boss say to
my colleagues "だがねえ、きみ..."

As for きみ, I don't use that either, but I think my boss sometimes calls my
colleagues きみ, and I've heard many of my teachers/professors call their
students きみ at school/college.

