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*1. “But, although.”

Note: Mono no means essentially the same thing as ga (#2, 11) and keredomo (#28), but is a more formal usage and is used more often in writing than speaking.

その国は独立したものの、まだ経済的な問題がたくさんある。
Sono kuni wa dokuritsu shita mono no, mada keizai-teki na mondai ga takusan aru.
Although the country has become independent, it still has many economic problems.

アメリカへ留学することに決めたものの、奨学金を取るのが難しい。
Amerika e ryūgaku suru koto ni kimeta mono no, shōgaku-kin o toru no ga muzukashii.
Although I’ve decided to study in the United States, it’s difficult to get a scholarship.

– Source: All about particles – A handbook of Japanese function words –

Introduction

In this book, I propose to clarify the functions of a considerable number of particles, to describe their various usages, and, most important, to exemplify each and every usage with sample sentences. Only in this way through context can the student truly come to grips with the Japanese particle. Difficulty level:

All About Japanese Particles: に (ni) – 2

All About Japanese Particles: ものか (mono ka)

All About Japanese Particles: ぞ (zo)

All About Japanese Particles: ぜ (ze)

All About Japanese Particles: もの (mono)

All About Japanese Particles: い (-i)