そ Japanese Grammar Intermediate

Kana そ

1. そこで (reason) そこで A conjunction that connects a situation presented as a reason to an action taken in response. Translates as 'therefore,' 'so,' or 'that b...
2. そこで (temporal) そこで A conjunction that connects an event to an action taken at the time of that event. Translates as 'at that point,' 'just then,' or 'thereu...
3. そうかと言って そうかといって An expression meaning 'but then again' or 'having said that,' used when the speaker acknowledges a situation but indicates they cannot ea...
4. そこを そこを A conjunction used to indicate that despite the negative or difficult situation just mentioned, the speaker is making a request or plea f...
5. その上 そのうえ A conjunction meaning 'moreover' or 'on top of that,' used to introduce an additional emphatic statement that reinforces or strengthens t...
6. それに それに A conjunction meaning 'besides' or 'in addition,' used to introduce an additional item or statement that supplements the preceding one.
7. それと それと A casual conjunction meaning 'and also' or 'and,' used to introduce an additional item or statement, especially when listing or adding th...
8. それも それも A conjunction meaning 'and what's more' or 'at that,' used to add more specific or striking information to elaborate on the preceding sta...
9. それどころか それどころか A conjunction meaning 'far from it' or 'on the contrary,' used to indicate that the actual level or degree of a fact or situation is much...
10. それぞれ それぞれ An adverb or noun meaning 'each' or 'respectively,' used when two or more things or persons are individually distinguished. It emphasizes...
11. それが それが An interjection that signals the speaker is about to provide an unexpected answer or piece of information that contradicts what the liste...
12. それは それは An interjection used when the speaker emphatically provides an expected or natural response to a situation. It conveys 'of course,' 'natu...
13. それでも それでも A conjunction meaning 'even so,' 'nevertheless,' or 'despite that.' It is used to express that the following statement holds true in spit...
14. ～そうになる (to almost / to nearly) そうになる A phrase expressing that something almost happens or nearly occurred. It describes a situation that was on the verge of happening but ult...