How to say "therefore" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- conjunctionThe connector of careful, often written argument: it draws a firm conclusion from what precedes it, and is at home in essays, reports, and formal explanations.
- conjunctionA bookish 'therefore' suited to solemn or literary statements; in casual conversation it can sound stiff, so it is seldom the word you want there.
- conjunctionThe everyday 'so': it presents something as a natural consequence of what came before, and also serves as 'and then' to move a story along — looser than a strictly logical 'therefore'.
- conjunctionThe plain, all-purpose 'so/therefore' of everyday conversation and informal writing: it states a straightforward cause-and-effect conclusion, without the polite coloring of ですから.
- conjunctionThe polite counterpart of だから: it draws the same everyday 'so/therefore' conclusion while keeping the tone courteous; use it in polite conversation where だから would sound too casual.
Choose 「したがって」 for firm conclusions in careful or written argument, 「ゆえに」 for literary or solemn statements, 「それで」 for loose conversational 'so', 「だから」 for plain everyday speech, and 「ですから」 when politeness is called for.
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Japanese equivalents
- したがってtherefore
- ゆえにtherefore
- それでso
- だからso
- ですからso
- のでbecause
- そこでso
- ですのでbecause
- さればtherefore
- それゆえtherefore
- よってtherefore
- それだからtherefore
- であるからtherefore
- そんなわけでtherefore
- この故にこのゆえにtherefore
- しかればtherefore
- それゆえにand so
- ついてはin line with this
- つきましてはin line with this
- だもんでthereupon
- さすればso
- せやからso
- なのでbecause
- からしてso
- でso
- もってtherefore
- 以ちましてもちましてtherefore
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