No. 199 in Hebrew
ולכן
"And therefore" or "and so."
In a sentence
היא למדה כל הלילה ולכן הייתה עייפה בבוקר.
She studied all night, and therefore, she was tired in the morning.
Here, 'ולכן' connects the cause (studying all night) with the result (being tired in the morning).
הוא שכח את המטריה שלו ולכן נרטב בגשם.
He forgot his umbrella, and therefore, he got wet in the rain.
In this sentence, 'ולכן' is used to denote the consequence (getting wet) of the action (forgetting the umbrella).
הילדים חזרו מוקדם מהחוף ולכן התחלנו לאכול מוקדם יותר.
The children came back early from the beach, and therefore, we started eating earlier.
Here, 'ולכן' establishes a reason-result relationship between the two parts of the sentence.
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