Consequence
du coup
SpokenB1What follows
du coup + a full sentence
Function
Consequence
Meaning
Draws the consequence, very frequent in today's spoken French.
Position and punctuation
at the start of the sentence · a comma after
Example
Le train avait du retard, du coup je suis arrivé après le début du cours.
The train was late, so I arrived after the class had started.
In the DELF
the B2 oral presentation
The trap
AVOID in an exam paper: it is spoken, and an examiner notices. In writing, donc or par conséquent.
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