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daga 19

+fbt b, LP B/r r
~$pr~&E22k:lflB& kif Q?&& k k:g;h;kfi, I:@, ?&&kd2
2blb LblO
(yamamoto was told by his doctor to quit smoking, but he doesn't
seem to have any intention of quitting.)
Pbmi
~~OA~:WWW~&,&~ ~o;s~~&~-cL~~w~
I:$,
(He is talented, but he is not using his talents.)
-;h&ri T S
Y~O&%O~:~+C:&~L~TB E;s', s ->G~o yj%~j~.->p,
$&LC,
(I studied hard for today's exam without sleeping, but I couldn't do it
at all.)
&it:
6 121 (@$&-$& L, '&*& blb1, f:$, %#prCia-if;3.d; ( CI,~,
(My younger sister studies hard and she is intelligent, but somehow her
grades are not good.)
am
Daga is not used in spoken Japanese unless it is followed by ne as in (1).

(1) A: ~a>%z~~~;3.'rs;3.$l;k&~0
(That guy is really sharp, isn't he?)
B: fiAfh, &&~;~'~bl,Lj?~
(But, he has a bad character, you know.)
In spoken Japanese it is usually replaced either by keredo(mo) or by demo.
The formal version desu ga can be used in both spoken and written Japa-
nese.
(2) A: &%G&'FLL~T
i
L
d:
(Your job must keep you busy.)
B: Lk, W.f l ~bt/r l lf hF.fl, ~EI~~,LT-$,
(Yes, but it is interesting.)
(3) 6%+&3k < -C&%@Q~~AT-$~ {TG l TTAfl lfhZ.f), $3
Zmblfib, qTbt-aalt,
(I'm dying to go to Japan. But I don't have money, so I can't go
there.)