connective N1 uncommon politewritten
すなわち — namely
すなわち
Meaning
- namely / that is / in other words — restates the preceding with an exactly equivalent term
Key sentence
日本の首都、すなわち東京に向かう。
We head for the capital of Japan, namely Tokyo.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Between a term and its precise restatement | A、すなわち B |
When: Formal and written — explanation, definition, logic and mathematics ('i.e.').
Examples
彼は母の弟、すなわち私の叔父だ。
He is my mother's younger brother, that is, my uncle.
一年の半分、すなわち六か月が過ぎた。
Half a year, that is to say six months, has passed.
Easily confused with
See すなわち in real sentences
Jengo shows すなわち the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.