すると: meaning and usage

How to form it

• sentence+。すると、+sentence

How it is used

(1) In narration: right after A, B happened, 'and then / thereupon'; B is often unexpected or a discovery, never an intention or order. (2) In conversation, drawing an inference from what was said: 'in that case, so…'.

Examples

1. 姉妹は喧嘩をしていた。すると妹が母のところへ行き泣きだした。

   My sisters had a fight. Right after, my younger sister went crying to my mother.

2. ボタンを押した。すると、ドアが静かに開いた。

   I pressed the button, and the door quietly opened.

3. 「明日は休みです。」「すると、会議は来週ですね。」

   'Tomorrow is a day off.' 'So the meeting will be next week, then.'