Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
Значение
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
Как распознать
Ask what came out of the situation.
Примеры
Слова
so|therefore|as a result|then
Фразы
so we left|therefore it failed
Предложение
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.
Разбор по языкам
В вашем языке
Russian
Выраженность
strong
Важность
Result is often marked by поэтому, так что, or clause order.
Было холодно, поэтому мы ушли.
It was cold, therefore we left.
В изучаемом языке
Japanese
Выраженность
strong
Сложность
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.
Типичная трудность
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.