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N4

文A。だから 文B

Introduce a result of the reason in the previous sentence; 'so', 'that's why', 'therefore'.

At a glance

だから means "so" or "that's why". It starts a new sentence (Sentence B) that gives the result of the reason in Sentence A.

文A。だから、文B。

雨あめが降ふっている。だから、今日きょうは出でかけない。 It's raining. So I'm not going out today.


How to form it

Sentence A ends with 。. だから comes at the start of Sentence B.

Connector Where it goes Register Example
だから Start of Sentence B Casual / plain 雨あめだ。だから、行いかない。
ですから Start of Sentence B Polite, formal 雨あめです。ですから、行いきません。

Sentence A can end in any form: verb, い-adjective, な-adjective or noun. A comma after だから is common but optional.

Examples

  • 明日あしたは試験しけんだ。だから今日きょう勉強べんきょうしなければならない。

    Tomorrow is the exam, so I have to study today.

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