Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
Significato
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
Come riconoscerlo
Ask what came out of the situation.
Esempi
Parole
so|therefore|as a result|then
Frasi brevi
so we left|therefore it failed
Frase
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.
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua
Italian (standard)
Presenza
strong
Importanza
Result is shown with quindi, perciò, così, or clause sequencing.
Era tardi, quindi siamo andati a casa.
It was late, so we went home.
Nella lingua che studi
Japanese
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
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.
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
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.