Lingomir
adverb

zato

that’s why, so; therefore

поэтому

With stress

zàtō

In Cyrillic

зато

Examples from the lessons

Autobus kasni, zato idemo peške.

Автобус опаздывает, поэтому идём пешком.

Basic coordination

причина: zato što, pošto, budući da

да — Budući da je kasno, idemo kući.

Building long sentences

Zakasnio sam zato što je autobus stao.

Я опоздал, потому что автобус встал.

Causal, conditional & concessive

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