No. 126 in Slovenian

zato

"Zato" means "therefore" or "because of that" in English.

In a sentence

Zato sem se odločil oditi.
Therefore, I decided to leave.
Here, "zato" is used to introduce a reason or cause.
Zakaj si to storil? Zato!
Why did you do this? Because!
In this example, "zato" is used as a standalone word to mean 'Because!' in response to a question.
Me jeza preplavi, zato se umaknem.
Anger overwhelms me, so I withdraw.
Here, "zato" signifies the cause-and-effect relationship between two actions.

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