Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
Betydelse
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
Så känner du igen det
Ask what came out of the situation.
Exempel
Ord
so|therefore|as a result|then
Fraser
so we left|therefore it failed
Mening
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.
Språkvy
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Japanese
Förekomst
strong
Viktighet
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.
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Portuguese (Brazilian)
Förekomst
strong
Svårighetsgrad
Result is expressed with então, por isso, portanto, de modo que, and context.
Era tarde, então voltamos para casa.
It was late, so we went back home.
Vanlig fallgrop
Learners may confuse cause markers with result markers in longer sentences.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.