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        〜のだが、〜んだが
        〜のだが、〜んだが
    
 
    introducing or framing a topic; expressing regret
    もしお金があれば、そのカメラが買えるのだが。実のところは買えない。
      
  
        verb potential form
        verb potential form
    
 
    ability to do; can / cannot do
    もしお金があれば、そのカメラが買えるのだが。実のところは買えない。
      
  
        がいる / がいます and がある / があります
        がいる / がいます and がある / があります
    
 
    there is, existence; possession
    もしお金があれば、そのカメラが買えるのだが。実のところは買えない。
      
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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      'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)2. to value; to have a high opinion
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