The reason or result with それで
それで helps provide the natural flow of a conversation. It is used to continue a previous point by giving the consequence or an explanation.
When the listener is curious what happens next, or is prompting the speaker to continue, they may say それで, either alone or followed by a question.
English counterparts include:
- and so
- and then
- because of that
- so
- therefore
それで is composed of それ (“that”) and the particle で (indicating means or cause).
