Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
Betekenis
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
Zo herken je het
Ask what came out of the situation.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
so|therefore|as a result|then
Zinnen
so we left|therefore it failed
Voorbeeldzin
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.
Taaloverzicht
In je taal
Dutch (standard)
Aanwezigheid
strong
Belang
Result uses dus, daarom, daardoor, zodat and related connectors.
Het was laat, dus we gingen naar huis.
It was late, so we went home.
In de taal die je leert
Japanese
Aanwezigheid
strong
Moeilijkheidsgraad
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.
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
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.