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I was corrected when I said the following.

> 勉強は **大変なのに** 、諦めちゃだめ。

I was told that 大変だけど had to be used instead of 大変なのに.

Although in English, the word “although” works in a similar sentence, it
doesn’t in Japanese.

Why is のに not appropriate in this case ( _although studying is hard, you can’t
give up_ )?
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なのに vs. だけど in the sentence
（な）のに may also be used to show disappointment in addition to meaning
"although". This is in contrast with （だ）けど, which is a neutral form of
"but/although".

> 勉強は大変なのに、諦めちゃだめ。

Is incorrect because the clause 諦めちゃだめ is a command. Although （な）のに also
expresses contrast, the clause that comes after it cannot express the
speaker's opinion. This means that imperatives like the above cannot be used
with （な）のに either.

More particularly, [this article](https://nihongokyoiku-shiken.com/keredomo-
noni-temo-japanese/#i-4) mentions that the clause that comes after（な）のに cannot
express a "command, request, intention, question, or judgement" of the
speaker's.

Note: Although the previous argument was convincing, it was incorrect.
Naruto's comment makes that pretty clear.
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