Result / Consequence Link
What happened as a result?
Bedeutung
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
So erkennst Du es
Ask what came out of the situation.
Beispiele
so|therefore|as a result|then
so we left|therefore it failed
It was late, so we went home.
Visual guide
SITUATION → RESULT late → went home It was late, so we went home. Ask: What happened as a result?
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 Muttersprache
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
Im Englischen markieren so, therefore, as a result, which is why und ähnliche Verknüpfer eine Folge oder Schlussfolgerung.
It was late, so we left.
so = Folge/Ergebnis
Lernende verwechseln oft so im Sinn von deshalb mit because im Sinn von weil oder mit so/such-Konstruktionen wie so big oder such a problem.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.