それで (sorede) Meaning Japanese Grammar - After Which

それ (sore) is a demonstrative of the kosoado series. それで (sorede) is an expression made up of それ and the particle で.

それ means that, referring to an object far from the speaker and close to the listener.

We find それ in many expressions that take on various nuances in use, including:

• それにしては

• それにしても

• それから

• それはそうと

• それに

それで is one of these expressions that we are going to learn today.

それで with time expressions

それで is similar to そして and その後(あと). それで has a temporal value and means after, after which:

それで with causal value

で is a particle that has various uses, from place to medium. In this case で indicates the cause.

それで indicates the cause of an action or the reason for which an action is performed: for this reason, for this reason.

We also use the expression: そういうわけで where わけ, whose kanji is 訳(わけ), indicates the reason and the motive.

Aizuchi and それで

それで in the interrogative form means that the continuation of the speech is expected.

An example is during a conversation, listening to the premise of the speech:

The Aizuchi are all those terms, words or elements pronounced by the listener in a conversation, compared to who is speaking at that moment.

They are very important as they express the interest of the listener towards the speaker in the discussion.

In this use of それで, the interlocutor is expected to continue the conversation and better clarify or develop what he has started to say. In the conversation それで? is also found simply as で?

それで also simply means: so?: