それで

それで · sorede · JLPT N4 · conjunction

because of that

それで = それ (that) + で (by/with): by that, and so

それ means that, and the particle で marks cause or means. Together they say with that or because of that, which is why それで links a reason to its result. Said alone as a question, それで? means and then?

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