Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
Maana
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
Jinsi ya kuitambua
Ask what came out of the situation.
Mifano
Maneno
so|therefore|as a result|then
Virai
so we left|therefore it failed
Sentensi
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.
Mtazamo wa lugha
Katika lugha yako
Japanese
Uwepo
strong
Umuhimu
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.
Katika lugha unayojifunza
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Uwepo
strong
Ugumu
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.
Changamoto ya kawaida kwa wanaojifunza
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.