JLPT N3 · conjunction

そこで (sokode)

そこで is a Japanese conjunction meaning “so; accordingly”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そこで
Romaji: sokode
Word class: conjunction
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon · conjunction · usually written in kana

Example sentences

最終電車に乗り遅れてしまいました。そこで、家までずっと歩くはめになりました。

I missed the last train, so I had to walk all the way home.

Tatoeba #170514

列車は満員だった。そこで彼女は２等車で旅行せねばならなかったし、ずっと立っていなければならなかった。

The train was full, so she was obliged to travel second-class, and had to stand all the way.

Tatoeba #77461

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1406090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.