Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
Bedeutung
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
So erkennst Du es
Ask what came out of the situation.
Beispiele
Wörter
so|therefore|as a result|then
Ausdrücke
so we left|therefore it failed
Satz
It was late, so we went home.
Visual guide
Basic shape
SITUATION → RESULT late → went home It was late, so we went home. Ask: What happened as a result?
Compare shape
One event chain, two views: CAUSE: It was late. RESULT: We went home. We went home because it was late. It was late, so we went home. so points to the outcome.
Sprachansicht
In deiner Sprache
German (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
Results use deshalb, daher, sodass and similar connectors.
Es regnet, deshalb bleibe ich zu Hause.
It rains, therefore stay I at home.
In deiner Lernsprache
Japanese
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Result and consequence often use causal connectors and sentence linkers like それで or だから.
遅かったので、帰った。
It was late, so we went home.
Typische Lernhürde
Learners may blur cause, reason and result linkers.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.