Connector 'mithin' (consecutive, hence)
Konnektor 'mithin' (konsekutiv)
'mithin' (consequently / hence) draws a logical conclusion; causes inversion.
Structure
Hauptsatz, mithin + Verb + Subjekt … - logische Folge
main clause, mithin + verb + subject … - logical consequence
Details
- Part of Speech
- Adverb
- Word Type
- Conjunctional adverb
- Register
- Formal
Explanation
What it is. mithin is an elevated conclusive meaning consequently / hence / therefore. It draws a logical conclusion from what precedes and belongs to formal, often argumentative or legal prose.
How it works. As a conjunctional it occupies the first position of its clause, so the finite comes before the (inversion / -second):
- Er hat gelogen, mithin ist er unglaubwürdig. - He lied; hence he is not credible.
- Der Antrag war fehlerhaft, mithin abzulehnen. - The application was flawed and therefore to be rejected.
- Die Prämissen treffen zu, mithin gilt auch die Schlussfolgerung. - The premises hold; consequently the conclusion holds too.
Common mistakes. mithin causes inversion ( before ); do not keep subject-verb order as if it were nothing. It is not a subordinating , so the verb does not go to the end. Reserve it for genuinely logical conclusions, not loose sequencing.
About Connector 'mithin' (consecutive, hence)
'mithin' (consequently / hence) draws a logical conclusion; causes inversion.
Draws a logical conclusion; at the start of a clause it causes inversion.
'mithin' zieht eine logische Folge; führt zur Inversion.
Caution
Formal 'consequently/hence': at the start of a clause the verb comes before the subject.