Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
Znaczenie
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
Jak to rozpoznać
Ask what came out of the situation.
Przykłady
Słowa
so|therefore|as a result|then
Zwroty
so we left|therefore it failed
Zdanie
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.
Widok językowy
W języku ojczystym
Polish (standard)
Występowanie
strong
Znaczenie
Result is usually linked with więc, dlatego, tak że or clause order.
Było zimno, więc wróciliśmy.
It-was cold, so we-returned.
W języku docelowym
Japanese
Występowanie
strong
Trudność
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.
Typowa trudność uczących się
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.