Japanese word

ですから

Pronunciation

Romajidesukara

Meaning

  • conjunctionso

Example

今日は休みです。ですから学校へ行きません。kyō wa yasu mi de su de su ka ra gak kō e i ki ma se n

Today is a holiday. So I will not go to school.

Illustration for ですから (so)

More examples

電車が遅れています。ですから、少し待ちましょう。den sha ga oku re te i ma su de su ka ra suko shi ma chi ma shō

The train is delayed. So let us wait a little.

Core concept

Presents what follows as a natural consequence of what has just been said in a polite conversational tone.

Similar words

だからdakara: States a result or conclusion in a direct, familiar conversational style.
それでsorede: Connects a preceding situation with an action or condition that follows from it.
ですのでdesunode: Connects a result to what came before in a polite, somewhat formal conversational style.

Definition in Japanese

前の内容を理由にして、次の結果や結論を示すときに用いる丁寧な接続語。mae no nai yō o ri yū ni shi te tsugi no kek ka ya ketsu ron o shime su to ki ni mochi i ru tei nei na setsu zoku go

Word origin

ですから (desu kara) is formed from です (desu, "is/am"), a polite copula, and から (kara, "because/from"), a particle that marks a reason.

Usage tips

  • Repeated ですから (desu kara) can sound like a firm correction rather than a neutral link, especially with emphatic intonation.

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