Is there a conjunctive that's roughly equivalent to "in that case" or "if so"? Say for example I want to say something like > It feels cumbersome to me to have to repeat the verb in the second sentence. Is there a conjunctive that I should use to replace the phrase ? Does carry a similar connotation? Or is it just normal in Japanese to just repeat the verb here?

"In that case" / "if so":

* **** (colloquial)
* **** (colloquial)
* **** (politely colloquial)
* **** (formal, bookish)



Much like or which you may know, the conjugated forms of the copula can function as independent conjunctions (not conjunctive particles) at the beginning of a sentence, referring to the context before. It may sound surprising, but this is perfectly grammatical. The politeness or other nuances all conform to normal grammar that you need to adjust to.

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