| Between sentences | a linker introduces the result: de modo que, por lo tanto | Perdí el tren, de modo que llegué tarde. | I missed the train, so I arrived late. |
| With an adjective or adverb | tan before an adjective or adverb, then que | Es tan alto que no cabe en la cama. | He is so tall that he doesn't fit in the bed. |
| With a noun | tanto agrees with the noun | Tenía tantas dudas que no pudo decidir. | She had so many doubts that she couldn't decide. |
| With a verb | tanto goes after the verb and does not change | Estudia tanto que no tiene tiempo para nada. | She studies so much that she has no time for anything. |
| Mood | indicative for the result, subjunctive for the purpose | Perdí el tren, de modo que llegué tarde. / Habla de modo que te entiendan. | I missed the train, so I arrived late. / Speak so that they understand you. |
| C1Educated register | luego, así pues and consecuentemente join two sentences | No hay billetes; así pues, iremos en tren. | There are no tickets; so we'll go by train. |
| C1Subjunctive | de ahí que takes the subjunctive | El puente está cerrado; de ahí que haya tanto tráfico. | The bridge is closed; that's why there is so much traffic. |
| C1Educated intensifier | tal goes before the noun, with no article | Tenía tal prisa que olvidó las llaves. | He was in such a hurry that he forgot his keys. |
| C1Enough to | como para takes an infinitive after lo bastante or tanto | Eres lo bastante mayor como para decidir solo. | You are old enough to decide on your own. |
| C2Literary register | de suerte que allows the indicative and the subjunctive | Habló de tal suerte que nadie dudó de él. | He spoke in such a way that nobody doubted him. |
| C2Colloquial | una de … que intensifies a plural noun | Había una de coches que no se podía cruzar. | There were so many cars that you couldn't cross. |
| Trap | tan announces the result; muy only intensifies | Está tan cansado que se duerme de pie. | He is so tired that he falls asleep standing up. |