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Conjunction (接続詞)

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Definition:

Words connecting sentences/clauses expressing logical relationships: addition/contrast/cause/condition

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Connection Rules:

At sentence beginning. Types: 順接(だからそれで)、逆接(しかしでも)、並列(そしてそれに)、選択(またはそれとも)、補充(それにしかも)、転換(ところでさて)

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Example:

雨が降った。だから出かけなかった。

It rained. So I didn't go out.

彼は若い。しかし経験がある。

He is young. But he has experience.

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Confusion Points:

Conjunctions vs conjunctive particles: Conjunctions (しかしだから) start new sentences. Conjunctive particles (がけどので) connect clauses within sentence. AI: sentence-initial=conjunction, mid-sentence=particle

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AI Tags

CONJUNCTIONCONJUNCTION_CAUSECONJUNCTION_CONTRASTCONJUNCTION_ADDITIONCONJUNCTION_CHOICECONJUNCTION_SUPPLEMENTCONJUNCTION_TRANSITION