于是 (thereupon / and so) · 于是 (logo depois / e então)
An event leads to a reaction
- Rain starts and a group responds by returning home.
- 下雨了，于是我们回家了。 — 于是 connects the rain to the subsequent response.
An event leads to a reaction
- Rain starts and a group responds by returning home.
- to rain下雨(completed / change)了，and so于是we / us我们to return home回家(completed / change)了。 — and so于是 connects the rain to the subsequent response.
Rain starts and a group responds by returning home. What does 下雨了，于是我们回家了。 communicate?
于是 connects the rain to the subsequent response. It often advances a narrative, while 所以 commonly expresses a conclusion. These functions overlap; 于是 is more than a purely chronological then.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 于是 (thereupon / and so). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
rain下雨了，and so于是we我们go home回家了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is and so于是 (thereupon / and so). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
rain下雨了，and so于是we我们go home回家了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: It rained, so we went home: 下雨了，____ 我们回家了。
… ，于是 … chains the next event: 下雨了,于是我们回家了. · **… ，于是 …** encadeia o próximo evento: 下雨了,于是我们回家了.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 下雨了，于是我们回家了。: 于是 connects the rain to the subsequent response.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, to rain下雨(completed / change)了，and so于是we / us我们to return home回家(completed / change)了。: and so于是 connects the rain to the subsequent response.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 于是 do in 下雨了，于是我们回家了?
It advances the narrative through a response. 所以 can overlap in this causal context; the two are not strictly events versus logic.
Know the boundary
- It often advances a narrative, while 所以 commonly expresses a conclusion.
- These functions overlap; 于是 is more than a purely chronological then.
Know the boundary
- It often advances a narrative, while so / therefore所以 commonly expresses a conclusion.
- These functions overlap; and so于是 is more than a purely chronological then.
于是 links a reaction that naturally followed. · 于是 conecta uma reação que naturalmente seguiu.
Yes — it moves smoothly from one event to the next. · Sim — move suavemente de um evento para o próximo.
于是 proves the rain and departure were unrelated.
It often advances a narrative, while 所以 commonly expresses a conclusion. These functions overlap; 于是 is more than a purely chronological then. 于是 connects the rain to the subsequent response.
Use the distinction
- 于是 connects the rain to the subsequent response.
- It often advances a narrative, while 所以 commonly expresses a conclusion. These functions overlap; 于是 is more than a purely chronological then.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Conjunctions.
Use the distinction
- and so于是 connects the rain to the subsequent response.
- It often advances a narrative, while so / therefore所以 commonly expresses a conclusion. These functions overlap; and so于是 is more than a purely chronological then.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Conjunctions.