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Although A is true, C
A and B are the same adjective
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この 車 は いい こと は いい が 燃 費 が 悪 い 。 
This car has it's nice parts, but it's gas mileage is bad.
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彼 は 優 し い こと は 優 し い が 我 が 儘 だ 。 
Although he is nice, he's selfish.
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彼 の 話 は 分 か り や す い こと は 分 か り や す い が 、 話 が かなり 長 い ん だ 。 
While his story is easy to understand, it's rather long.

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AVerb: Dictionary Form ことは BVerb: Dictionary Form
 
Aな-adjective こと は BSame adjective
 
Aい-adjective こと は BSame adjective
 
 
がCContrast
Basic Examples:
わらうことはわらうがおかしくない (Although he's laughing, it's not funny)

べんりなことはべんりだが，たかすぎる (although it's convenient, it's too expensive)

やすいことはやすいがたちがわるい (although it's cheap, it's poor quality)

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Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ）: 第６週　２日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第１部　８課
新完全マスター文法 N3: C 「こと・の」の使い方
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第２部　４課
新完全マスター文法 N2: Extra
JLPT N1 / Advanced: Jumble Question Pack ①


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The same phrase is repeated before and after ことは to indicate that the speaker acknowledges the fact but does not consider it particularly important.
1 year ago
avatar まことまじま - Level 417
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A Dictionary of Basic Japanese states that the disjunctive conjunction が could also be replaced by けれど or しかし.
4 years ago
avatar 柚姫ちゃん - Level 678

Discussion about this grammar
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 954, 好 : 5,016
it might be better to show that A and B are the same words; maybe instead of using A and B, list them both as A?
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11 years ago
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マイコー
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The site is currently unable of showing two boxes with the same character, so I tried to clarify a different way.
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11 years ago
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 954, 好 : 5,016
ok that looks clearer
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11 years ago
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beckyr16
Years Studied: 8
Studying: JLPT N2
Level: 1, 好 : 171
Thanks for the clear explanation. Intergrated Approach wasn't really clear on how to use it.
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10 years ago
Lang_learner
Years Studied: 2 years
Studying: Grammar and vocabulary
Level: 1, 好 : 56
Is this grammar common in everyday speech?
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9 years ago
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 954, 好 : 5,016
I don't know if I'd say it's incredibly common, but it is used in conversation - it certainly isn't a rare grammar point!
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9 years ago
ecclemon
Level: 1, 好 : 1
べんりことはべんりがたかすぎる (although it's convenient, it's too expensive) Should this not be 「べんり[b]な[/b]ことはべんり[b]だ[/b]がたかすぎる」？
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9 years ago
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マイコー
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Should be taken care of! It had just been added, and had not gone through the parsing tool yet.
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9 years ago
咲乱
Level: 1, 好 : 20
some examples from N3 Sou matome:

  • ピアノは、弾けることは弾けるが,うまくない。
    I can play piano but not that well.
    このパック、高いことは高いけれど、すごく使いやすいです。
    you may think this bag is expensive but it's well designed. 
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3 years ago
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Karlla
Years Studied: Many on and off
Studying: N2
Level: 689, 好 : 3,021

The translation of this example sentence:

この車はいい事はいいが燃費が悪い。
This cat has it's nice parts, but it's gas mileage is bad. (When I read this English without reading the Japanese first, I thought "that must be really smelly farts for a cat" xD)

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2 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 121, 好 : 6,892

It pains me to have to fix such an amusing typo.

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2 years ago



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