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In an [IMABI](https://www.imabi.net/theparticlewai.htm) tutorial on the
は-particle, the following sentence is presented:

> 犬は好きですが、猫はどうも･･･

which translates to

> I like dogs, but cats...

What's throwing me off here is どうも. According to the dictionary, its meaning
can be any of the following:

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u5Xua.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u5Xua.png)

In this case I assume it's functioning as a trailing Adverb (not an
interjection). Is this the case? If so, none of those provided meanings seem
to translate to "but...", as far as I can I tell.

Does anyone have any insight on what どうも is doing here (as far as literal
translations go)?
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The role of どうも in 「犬は好きですが、猫はどうも･･･」
How about thinking of it as "no matter how hard one may try (to, not to)" in
definition #5?

> 犬は好きですが、猫はどうも・・・  
>  _Lit._ I like dogs but, speaking of cats, no matter how hard I try (to like
> them)...
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The #5 in jisho looks like missing in [the
definition](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E3%82%82/#jn-156970)
of 大辞泉, but I suppose the intention is what Chocolate's answer described.

That said, it is more proper (in terms of 大辞泉) to understand it as _somehow_.
大辞泉's def #2 has the following:

> 物事の原因や理由がはっきりわからない気持ちを表す。「―調子がおかしい」「 **理数系は―苦手だ** 」

The bolded example is exactly the same as 猫はどうも..., where 苦手だ is omitted. That
is, _but_ comes from the contrast between the preceding 犬は好きです and the omitted
part.
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A good way to think about どうも is "in every way (this way and that way)". The
どう is "how" and when you add も we essentially get "every how way".

> 犬は好きですが、猫はどうも
>
> I like dogs, but as for cats, in every way (this way, that way, any way)...
> [I can't seem to like them.]

This definition is great when どうも is used to mean "Thank you" as well. For
example if someone held the door open for you, you literally are saying: "In
every way... [thank you]"
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