-(r)en ondorioz
As a Result of
ondorio means consequence, and ondorioz means as a consequence. Put the cause in the genitive: Ekaitzaren ondorioz (as a result of the storm).
How It Works
How to build it. Put the cause in the genitive -(r)en and add ondorioz:
- ekaitza → ekaitzaren ondorioz (as a result of the storm)
- euri handiak → euri handien ondorioz (as a result of the heavy rains)
- hori → horren ondorioz (as a result of that)
- lan egitea → lan egitearen ondorioz (as a result of working), using the -tzea form
ondorioz alone. Without a genitive before it, Ondorioz links two sentences, like consequently: Ez zen inor etorri. Ondorioz, bilera bertan behera geratu zen. It works like beraz, but it sounds more formal.
Choosing the right word. ondorioz names a result that comes out of an event or a situation. For a person or a motive, use -(r)engatik (zuregatik, because of you). For good results that someone helped bring about, -(r)i esker (thanks to) is the warmer choice. In everyday speech, people often say horregatik (that is why) where writing has horren ondorioz.
Examples (6)
- Ekaitzaren ondorioz, errepidea itxita dago.
As a result of the storm, the road is closed.
- Istripuaren ondorioz, trenak ordubete berandu iritsi ziren.
As a result of the accident, the trains arrived an hour late.
- Euri handien ondorioz, ibaiak gainezka egin du.
As a result of the heavy rains, the river has overflowed.
euri handien is the plural genitive: the rains, several of them.
- Gehiegi lan egitearen ondorioz, gaixotu egin zen.
As a result of working too much, she fell ill.
A -tzea verbal noun takes the genitive too: lan egitea → lan egitearen.
- Bidea itxi zuten, eta horren ondorioz, beste bide bat hartu behar izan genuen.
They closed the road, and as a result, we had to take another way.
horren ondorioz means as a result of that.
- Ez zen inor etorri. Ondorioz, bilera bertan behera geratu zen.
Nobody came. As a result, the meeting was called off.
Ondorioz on its own links two sentences.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out the genitive before ondorioz.
Ekaitza ondorioz, errepidea itxita dago.Ekaitzaren ondorioz, errepidea itxita dago.ondorioz follows a noun in the genitive, just like other phrases built on a noun, such as -(r)en ordez or -(r)en arabera. The cause must end in -(r)en.
Using ondorioz for a person who is the reason.
Zure ondorioz etorri naiz.Zuregatik etorri naiz.ondorioz presents something as the result of an event. To say that a person is your reason, as in I came because of you, use -(r)engatik.
How It Connects
Learn This First
As a result of follows because of.
Related Patterns
- -(r)enWhose: -(r)en
The ending the cause takes before ondorioz.
Level 1 - beraz / hala ere / ordeaSo, Even So, However
beraz is the everyday connector for so; Ondorioz on its own is the more formal choice.
Level 3 - -tzeaDoing as a Noun: -tzea
A whole action can be the cause once it becomes a -tzea noun: lan egitearen ondorioz.
Level 2 - -(r)en bidezBy Means of
Another phrase built on the genitive -(r)en, meaning by means of.
Level 4 - -(r)en araberaAccording to
Another genitive phrase of the same shape, meaning according to.
Level 4
Words in This Pattern
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