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N3 Conjunctions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| だから | therefore / reason - result |
| それで | then / reason - result |
| ですから | because / reason - result |
| そのため | therefore / reason - result |
| したがって | accordingly / reason - result |
| だって | it was said / result - reason |
| なぜなら | because / result - reason |
| なぜかというと | for the reason being / result - reason |
| というには | which means / result - reason |
| というのも | which also means / result - reason |
| じゃ | then / condition - reason - suggestion |
| それじゃ | well then / condition - reason - suggestion |
| だったら | if that's the case, then / condition - reason - suggestion |
| それなら | in that case / condition - reason - suggestion |
| それでは | then / condition - reason - suggestion |
| しかも | moreover / Added to A statement |
| そのうえ | furthermore / Added to A statement |
| つまり | in other words / Summary of A statement |
| 要するに(よう) | in a word / Summary of A statement |
| でも | but / condition - result different from what was expected |
| だけど | however / condition - result different from what was expected |
| けれども | however / condition - result different from what was expected |
| ところが | however / condition - result different from what was expected |
| しかし | but / condition - result different from what was expected |
| だが | but / condition - result different from what was expected |
| ただ | but / Exceptions to A statement (milk is 100 yen today. but, you can only have 3) |
| ただし | but / Exceptions to A statement (milk is 100 yen today. but, you can only have 3) |
| または | or / apples OR oranges |
| それとも | or / used in interrogative sentences. do you go by plane? OR by train? |