seetõttu

In a sentence

• Tulin täna hiljem tööle, sest buss hilines ja seetõttu jäin koju ootama.

  I came to work late today because the bus was delayed and therefore I stayed at home waiting.

  This usage demonstrates how 'seetõttu' is employed to present a conclusion or result derived from the preceding statement: the delay in the bus caused the speaker to stay home waiting.

• Koolis toimus mahukas remont, seetõttu lükati tunnid edasi.

  There was extensive renovation at the school, therefore classes were postponed.

  Here, 'seetõttu' connects the first clause (renovation) with the result (postponement of classes), showing causality.

• Seetõttu tuleb meil olla ettevaatlik, et vältida sarnaseid olukordi tulevikus.

  Therefore, we need to be careful to avoid similar situations in the future.

  In this context, 'seetõttu' is used at the beginning of the sentence to introduce a conclusion drawn from a previously discussed situation or reasoning.