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Although A is true, C
A and B are the same adjective
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此 の 車 は い い こと は い い が 燃 費 が 悪 い 。 
This car has its good points, but its gas mileage is bad.
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彼 は 優 し い こと は 優 し い が 我儘 だ 。 
Although he is nice, he's selfish.
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彼 の 話 は 分 か り 易 い こと は 分 か り 易 い が 、 話 が 可 也 長 い 乃 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:
笑う事は笑うが可笑しくない (Although he's laughing, it's not funny)

便利な事は便利だが,高過ぎる (although it's convenient, it's too expensive)

安い事は安いが質が悪い (although it's cheap, it's poor quality)

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Grammar usage notes

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese states that the disjunctive conjunction が could also be replaced by けれど or しかし.
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柚姫ちゃん
Level: 1243
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.
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まことまじま
Level: 516
the same as 一応 A でも・しかし・ですが
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デミフィ
Level: 1378
1。

機能:肯定(消極的)

形:V辞書/た・A普通+ことは+V辞書/た・A普通+が____。

※ なA「だ」→「な」

意味:____が、結果は問題がある。

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機能:肯定(消極的)

形:Vたい+ことは+Vたいが、____。

意味:本当は____たいが、問題があってできない。
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猛眼
Level: 1656

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mysticfive
Level: 2449
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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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
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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16 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2449
ok that looks clearer
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16 years ago
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beckyr16
Level: 1
Thanks for the clear explanation. Intergrated Approach wasn't really clear on how to use it.
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14 years ago
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Lang_learner
Level: 1
Is this grammar common in everyday speech?
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13 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2449
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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13 years ago
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ecclemon
Level: 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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13 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346
Should be taken care of! It had just been added, and had not gone through the parsing tool yet.
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13 years ago
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咲乱
Level: 1
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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7 years ago
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Karlla
Level: 910

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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6 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 346

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

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6 years ago


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