Result / Consequence Link
Result clause
Consequence
Therefore
So
What happened as a result?
core
basic
Relations
含义
A relation that shows consequence, outcome, effect, conclusion, or logical result.
如何识别
Ask what came out of the situation.
示例
单词
so|therefore|as a result|then
短语
so we left|therefore it failed
句子
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.
语言视角
在母语中
Mandarin Chinese (Simplified, standard)
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Result can be expressed with 所以, 结果, result complements, or simple clause sequencing.
他很累，所以早睡了。
tā hěn lèi, suǒyǐ zǎo shuì le = he very tired, so early slept
在目标语言中
Japanese
显性程度
strong
学习难度
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.
常见易错点
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.