結果(けっか) (kekka)
~結果 — as a result of ~
Pattern
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Vた+結果、〜Past form + 結果 -
Nの+結果、〜Noun + の + 結果
Connection and meaning
Use the past form of a verb (話し合った) or a noun + の (検査の結果). It means 'as the outcome that came afterward.' What follows is an actual fact or decision, not a guess or the speaker's intention.
Difference from 結果として
~結果、~ opens a clause and states the cause-and-effect flow in a rather formal tone. 結果として stands on its own and sums up what came before, like 結局. Both are common in news and reports.
Examples
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よく話(はな)し合(あ)った結果(けっか)、旅行(りょこう)は中止(ちゅうし)になった。
Yoku hanashiatta kekka, ryokō wa chūshi ni natta.
As a result of much discussion, the trip was canceled.
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毎日(まいにち)練習(れんしゅう)した結果(けっか)、大会(たいかい)で優勝(ゆうしょう)できた。
Mainichi renshū shita kekka, taikai de yūshō dekita.
As a result of practicing every day, I was able to win the tournament.
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検査(けんさ)の結果(けっか)、体(からだ)に問題(もんだい)はなかった。
Kensa no kekka, karada ni mondai wa nakatta.
As a result of the examination, there was nothing wrong with my body.
Common mistakes
- Use the past form: 話し合った結果, not 話し合う結果.
- Do not follow it with intention such as ~たい or ~よう.
More grammar points
- ことから ~ことから — from the fact that ~
- なぜなら なぜなら — the reason is that ~
- には ~には — in order to ~
- によって / による ~によって/~による — by, depending on, due to
- おかげで ~おかげで — thanks to ~
- せいで ~せいで — because of ~ (blame)
- そのために そのために — for that purpose / because of that
- ために ために — “for the sake of ~ / because of ~”
- てはいけないから ~てはいけないから — “because we mustn't ~”
- というのは というのは — “the reason is ~ / ~ means …”
- ように ~ように — “so that ~ / in order that ~”
- 上(あ)げる ~上げる — to finish ~ completely
- あまり あまりの~に — so ~ that ~
- あまりにも あまりにも — far too ~, excessively
- 合(あ)う ~合う — do ~ to each other; to fit, to suit
- ばいい ~ばいい — you just have to ~, it is fine to just ~
- ばよかった ~ばよかった — I should have ~, if only I had ~
- ば~ほど ~ば~ほど — the more ~, the more ~
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