Linking or Transition Words

Function	Linking or Transition Words	Indonesian Translate	Meaning
Additional Comments / Ideas	additionally, moreover, furthermore, also, besides	tambahan, lebih jauh, selain itu, juga	Used to add more information or reinforce an idea
Alternative	alternatively, otherwise, instead, another view is	sebagai alternatif, jika tidak, sebagai gantinya, pandangan lain adalah	Used to present other options or perspectives
Analysing Results	therefore, as a result, consequently, it follows that	oleh karena itu, sebagai hasilnya, akibatnya, maka	Used to show outcomes based on earlier statements or evidence
Cause / Reason	because, as a result of, owing to	karena, sebagai akibat dari, disebabkan oleh	Used to explain why something happens
Comparison	compared with, likewise, in the same way	dibandingkan dengan, demikian juga, dengan cara yang sama	Used to show similarity or comparison
Contrast	however, although, conversely, despite, by contrast	namun, meskipun, sebaliknya, walaupun, sebagai perbandingan	Used to highlight differences or opposing ideas
Effect / Result	thus, hence, so, therefore	dengan demikian, oleh karena itu, jadi	Shows the result of a particular cause or situation
Emphasising	nonetheless, even if, in spite of, at the same time	meskipun begitu, bahkan jika, meskipun, pada saat yang sama	Used to stress a point or show exceptions
Introducing Examples	for example, such as, particularly, namely	misalnya, seperti, khususnya, yaitu	Used to illustrate or give specific examples
Rephrasing	in other terms, rather, or, better	dengan kata lain, melainkan, atau, lebih baik	Used to clarify or restate something in another way
Sequencing	first, then, next, finally, subsequently	pertama, kemudian, berikutnya, akhirnya, selanjutnya	Used to order ideas or events
Summary / Conclusion	in conclusion, to summarise, overall, hence	sebagai kesimpulan, untuk merangkum, secara keseluruhan, maka	Used to wrap up or summarise points

Conjunction	Function
for	connects a reason to a result
and	connects equal and similar ideas
nor	connects two negative ideas
but	connects equal but different ideas
or	connects two equal choices
yet	connects equal and contrasting ideas
so	connects a result to a reason