How to Use Linking Words and Phrases to Connect Your Sentences

それでも How is it used?

"それでも" literally means "even that,". But is used similarly to the English "even so". You can use it at the start of a sentence. I don't like cold places very much. Even so, I decided to go to Alaska.

それに and しかも How is it used?

"それに" and "しかも" are both similar in meaning to the English "on top of that" or "moreover." We use it either at the start of a sentence or in the middle of a sentence.

そういえば How is it used?

It's used at the start of a sentence similarly to how the phrase "That reminds me" is used in English.

でも , けど , しかし , and が What kind of words are these? When/how do you use each of them?

These words all mean the same thing, but their placement in sentences can vary. Use "でも demo" and "しかし shikashi" at the start of a sentence (when the previous sentence ended with a period). Use "けど kedo" and "が ga" to link two sentences or thoughts with no periods between. Linking word; words similar to the English "and then," "and so," "after all," and so on. These kinds of words are useful when telling a story or relating a series of events. Note; Similarly to "だって datte," "でも demo" can be used on the following: 1) Attach to question words to modify them to be "no matter___" (for instance, "いつでもitsudemo" (much like "いつだって itsudatte") means "no matter when") 2) Attached to any noun to mean "even___" (for instance, "私でも watashi demo" means "even me" or "even I").

だって What are the translations? What kind of word is it? How is this word different from でも , けど , しかし , and が ?

Translation; "but," "because," or "after all" Example; Example translation; Linking word; words similar to the English "and then," "and so," "after all," and so on. These kinds of words are useful when telling a story or relating a series of events. Other uses - Attach "だってdatte" to: 1) Question words (who, when, where, etc) to modify them to be "no matter___" ("いつitsu" means "when" but "いつだって itsudatte" means "no matter when)." 2) Any noun to mean "even___." For instance, "私だってwatashi datte" means "even me" or "even I").

それで How is it used?

We use "それで" at the beginning of a sentence when the sentence will be describing the results of an action or situation. This is similar to a combination of "then" and "and so." I didn't bring a sweater. So then, I caught a cold

それから How is it used?

それから" means "after that" . We use it either at the start of a sentence or in the middle of a sentence to continue a list of sequential actions or events. In January of last year, I traveled in Alaska. After that, I decided to move to Alaska.