ですから
desukara
JA
A conjunctive particle meaning therefore, so, or because of that, used to connect a reason to a result in formal and informal Japanese.
ですから、私は学校に行きませんでした。
Therefore, I did not go to school.
Etymology
Composed of the copula "です" (polite form of "だ", meaning "is") and the particle "から" (meaning "from" or "because"), evolving into a standalone conjunction over time.
Memory Aid
Break it into "desu" (it is) + "kara" (from/because) → "because it is [this way]" → therefore.
Collocations
ですからですからね
Synonyms
だから故にしたがって
Antonyms
がけれども
Related Words
からだからですのでしたがって