質問: are でも、だが、しかし、and けど interchangeable? are でも、だが、しかし、and けど interchangeable?
回答: you can't use だが and しかし in the spoken language. they are basically used when you write a formal text and sound really weird if they are used in daily conversation. if けど is used as an independent word at the beginning of the sentence, it can be changed to でも. if けど is connected to a verb (like 行きますけど), it can't be changed to でも.