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Grammar JLPT Level N3 - Lesson 4

Structure of そうすると:

Phrase (A)。 そうすると + (Result) Phrase

Details about そうすると:

そうすると, a combination of ()う (an adverb meaning 'like that', or 'as such') する and the conjunction particle と, expresses that 'once (A) was done, (B)', or 'upon (A), (B)'. そうすると is usually used at the beginning of a new sentence, to highlight something that occurred due to the circumstances mentioned in the previous sentence/statement.
As a stand-alone statement, そうすると is classified as a conjunction.
  • もう(すこ)(おそ)(はし)てみそうすると、もっと(なが)距離(きょり)(はし)れるよ。
    Try to run a little slower. Once you do that, you will be able to run a longer distance.
  • ()べる(まえ)(かる)(あぶ)てくださいそうすると、もっと美味(おい)しく()べれます。
    Please roast before eating. Having done that, it will taste even more delicious.
そうすると

Usage Notes for そうすると:

The 'result' that そうすると conveys, should always be one of two specific things. Something that the speaker has no control over, or a conclusion/determination that the speaker wants to confirm is correct (based on their understanding of the previous statement).
  • この(えさ)使(つか)てみそうすると、もっと(おお)きい(さかな)()れるよ。
    Try using this bait. If you do so, you'll be able to catch a bigger fish. (Whether a fish bites or not cannot be controlled)
  • 1993(ねん)()まれなんですか?そうすると、29(さい)()(こと)ですね。
    You were born in 1993? So that means that you are 29, right?
When そうすると is used to draw a conclusion about another person's statement, the translation is closer to 'so you mean to say (A)', or 'if so, then (A)'.

Synonyms for そうすると:

すると
Having done..., If...is done..., (And/just) then, Thereupon, If so
If, When, Whenever, And, [Conditional]

Example of そうすると

もう(すこ)音量(おんりょう)()げて。そうするみんな()こえるから。

Raise the volume up just a little more. If that is done, then everyone can hear.

この(みち)(みぎ)()がってください。そうする案内板(あんないばん)ありますから。

Please turn right at this street. Having done that, you will see a street map.

この時刻(じこく)には(いえ)()てください。そうする()()いますから。

Please leave the house at this time. If that is done you will be on time.

ちょっと(みぎ)()ってくれる?そうするみんな()れるから。

Could you move a little to the right? Having done that, everyone will be able to see.

(あたら)しい機械(きかい)導入(どうにゅう)するんですね。そうする(ぼく)仕事(しごと)はなくなるということですか?

The new machines are being introduced, huh? If that happens, does it mean that I will lose my job?

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(Particle) + の

Combined particles
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すると

Having done..., If...is done..., (And/just) then, Thereupon, If so
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である

Formal or literary だ, Authoritative, Copula
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(Noun) + 型(がた)

Model, Type, Pattern, Kind, Shape, Size(d)
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ところで

By the way, Incidentally
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