B2

Cause and Consequence Clauses

Syy- ja Seurauslauseet

About this concept

Cause: koska/sillä (because), sen takia/vuoksi (because of). Result: joten/niin että (so that), siksi (therefore).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level B2.

Examples

Jäin kotiin, sillä olin sairas.I stayed home because I was sick.
Satoi, joten jäimme sisälle.It rained, so we stayed inside.
Tuulen vuoksi on kylmä.Because of the wind, it's cold.
Se oli niin vaikeaa, etten onnistunut.It was so hard that I didn't succeed.

Prerequisite

Relative ClausesB1

More B2 concepts

ParticiplesPartisiipitIndirect Speech (Referatiivi)ReferatiiviSentence EquivalentsLauseenvastikkeetPotential MoodPotentiaaliAdvanced Case UsageSijojen Edistynyt Käyttö

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