така че

So with Така Че

Level 4Sounds Like taka če

Беше късно, така че си легнахме. (It was late, so we went to bed.) The part after така че is the result.

How It Works

1. Cause, then result. Say what happened first, then add така че and the consequence:

  • Нямам кола, така че ще дойда с автобус. (I don't have a car, so I will come by bus.)
  • Валеше силно, така че мачът беше отложен. (It was raining hard, so the match was postponed.)

The order cannot be reversed: the reason never follows така че. To give the reason second, use защото or тъй като.

2. Where the comma goes. This is the classic spelling trap:

  • , така че means so, therefore. It can be replaced by затова: Беше късно, така че си легнахме.
  • така, че means in such a way that. Here така belongs to the first clause: Говори така, че всички да те чуят. (Speak so that everyone can hear you.)

3. Starting a sentence. In conversation Така че can open a sentence that draws a conclusion from what was said before: Така че какво решихте? (So what did you decide?)

For purpose rather than result, the usual choice is за да.

Examples (6)

  1. Беше късно, така че си легнахме.

    It was late, so we went to bed.

  2. Нямам кола, така че ще дойда с автобус.

    I don't have a car, so I will come by bus.

  3. Валеше силно, така че мачът беше отложен.

    It was raining hard, so the match was postponed.

  4. Не съм гладен, така че не ми готви.

    I'm not hungry, so don't cook for me.

  5. Говори така, че всички да те чуят.

    Speak so that everyone can hear you.

    With the comma after така, the meaning is "in such a way that", not "therefore".

  6. Така че какво решихте?

    So what did you decide?

    At the start of a sentence, така че draws a conclusion from what was said before.

Common Mistakes

  • Putting the comma between така and че when you mean "so, therefore".

    Беше късно така, че си легнахме.
    Беше късно, така че си легнахме.

    When така че can be replaced by затова, it is one conjunction and the comma goes before така.

  • Putting the reason after така че.

    Легнахме си, така че беше късно.
    Беше късно, така че си легнахме.

    The intended meaning is "We went to bed because it was late." Така че always introduces the result, so the cause must come first. Otherwise use защото.

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