文A。それで 文B

Bun A. Sorede Bun B

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Formation

Sentence A。それで Sentence B。

Used to connect two sentences; 'So', 'That's why', 'Therefore'.

When to use

Casual "and then/so" - conversational, often prompts the listener for what happened next. (Near-duplicate of n2-011's それで, sentence-initial form.)

Explanation

The grammar point 文A。それで 文B is used to connect two sentences and show that the second sentence (文B) is a result or consequence of the first sentence (文A). It can be translated as 'so', 'that's why', or 'therefore' in English.

Example sentences

Sequence (And Then)

Corpus examples (55)

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