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N2

A。要するに B。(A. Yousuru ni B.)

Expressing 'in short', 'in a nutshell', or 'to sum up' when restating or summarizing A as B.

At a glance

要ようするに means "in short" or "basically". It sums up what was just said (A) in a shorter, clearer way (B).

A。要するに、B。

説明せつめいは長ながかったが、要ようするに、計画けいかくは中止ちゅうしということだ。 The explanation was long, but in short, the plan is canceled.


How to form it

要ようするに is a connector. It comes after the explanation (A), at the start of the summary (B).

Where it goes Example Register
Start of the summary sentence A。要ようするに、B。 Spoken and written
With ということです at the end 要ようするに、Bということです。 Polite
With ってこと at the end 要ようするに、Bってこと? Casual speech

The politeness comes from the end of the sentence. 要ようするに itself does not change.

Examples

  • このプロジェクトは成功せいこうしました。要ようするに、私わたしたちのチームは素晴すばらしい仕事しごとをしました。

    This project was successful. In short, our team did a great job.

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