starts a sentence that says what follows from the action or situation before it: "then", "if you do that". It is
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- the conditional , and like と it leads to a result that comes about by itself.
Example value={。、。} translation={Press the button. The screen will then change.} />
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Turn right. Then you'll see the station.
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I practised every day, and I gradually got better.
No requests after そうすると
The result is something that happens, so it is not your own plan, a request or an invitation. For those, use or .
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I might finish work early. If I do, let's go for a drink.
- × 仕事が早く終わるかもしれない。そうすると、一緒に飲みに行こう → そうしたら、一緒に飲みに行こう
Drawing a conclusion
In conversation, そうすると takes what the other person just said and works out what it means: "so that means".
きごう「。きごう」きごう「、。きごう」
"I'm away on business next week." "So you won't be at the meeting, then."
きごう「。きごう」きごう「、。きごう」
"I hear Tanaka isn't coming." "That makes five of us, then."
そうすると or すると
mostly tells what happened next in a story, often something unexpected. そうすると points more clearly back at the action that caused it.
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I opened the door. There was nobody inside.
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I opened the window, and a cool breeze came in.
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