所が (ところが): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

所が (ところが) means however / but / even though.

See example sentences below.

所が at a glance

所が

ところがtokoroga

N1conjunction

however / but / even though

所がところがtokorogaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

however / but / even though

Example 1

彼は頑張った。ところが失敗した。

Translation

He tried hard. However, he failed.

Example 2

説明した。ところが誰も理解しなかった。

Translation

I explained it. But no one understood.