conjunction
however, though, nevertheless
B1
Jedoch is a coordinating conjunction meaning "however," "though," or "nevertheless." It links clauses to express contrast and is stylistically more formal than "but." It typically appears after a comma or in mid-sentence for emphasis. It does not require a preposition and it does not change verb auxiliary usage—just connects opposing ideas.
Examples
Er sagte, er hätte Zeit, jedoch erschien er nicht.
He said he'd have time; nevertheless, he didn't show up.
Ich wollte kommen, jedoch war ich krank.
I wanted to come; however, I was ill.
Das Wetter war schlecht, jedoch sind wir trotzdem gefahren.
The weather was bad, though we went anyway.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a big sign 'BUT' between two sentences, stamping a contrast — that sign is 'jedoch'
sounds a bit like 'yeah-dock' — imagine a ship docking that interrupts the flow (a contrasting stop)
Notes
jedoch is a formal contrastive connector often used in written and spoken German. It functions like 'but/however' and is placed between clauses or after a comma. It's slightly more formal than 'aber'.