Japanese word

そこで

Pronunciation

Romajisokode

Meaning

  • conjunctionso

Example

雨が降っていました。そこで、家に帰りました。ame ga fu tte i ma shi ta so ko de ie ni kae ri ma shi ta

It was raining, so I went home.

Illustration for そこで (so)

More examples

彼は「そこで、別の方法を試しましょう」と提案しました。kare wa so ko de betsu no hō hō o tame shi ma shō to tei an shi ma shi ta

He suggested, "Then, let's try another method."

Core concept

Marks the following statement as arising at that point, either as a next step or as a result.

Similar words

それでsorede: Introduces an action or conclusion that follows directly from an earlier situation.
だからdakara: Presents the following statement as the natural result of an earlier fact or condition.
そのためsonotame: Shows that the next situation or action results from the circumstances just described.
するとsuruto: Introduces what happens next when one event leads to another event or result.

Definition in Japanese

前に述べた事柄を踏まえ、そこから生じる行動や結果を示す語。mae ni no be ta koto gara o fu ma e so ko ka ra shō ji ru kō dō ya kek ka o shime su go

Word origin

The conjunction そこで (sokode) joins そこ (soko, "there") with で (de, "at" or "in"); its spatial meaning "at that place" came to mark what happens at that point in a situation.

Usage tips

  • Unlike そして (soshite), which simply adds a sequence, そこで (sokode) shows that the next action follows from the preceding circumstances.

Other meanings

  • thenconjunction
  • nowconjunction

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