Causal adverb

A causal adverb is a part of speech that belongs to the adverbs as a semantic subclass .

With Helbig / Buscha one can distinguish five different ratios:

• Reason (causal relationship in the narrower sense), therefore , therefore , consequently
• Condition (conditional relationship), then , otherwise
• Insufficient reason (concessional ratio), nevertheless , anyway
• Result (consecutive relationship), so
• Purpose (final ratio), this , for which purpose

Causal adverbs are often in a new, separate sentence that relates to the previous one. For example: “Lisa is very fond of her dog. That's why she plays with him every day. ”The separation can also be made with a semicolon or a comma .

See also

• adverb
• Part of speech
• Temporal adverb
• Modal adverb
• Local adverb

literature

• Duden . The grammar. 8th edition. Bibliographisches Institut / Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-411-04048-3 , p. 576: The causal adverb .
• Gerhard Helbig, Joachim Buscha: German grammar . A handbook for the foreigners' course. 8th, revised edition. Encyclopedia, Leipzig 1984, p. 347: The causal adverb .

Web links

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