てことは

てことは is a very casual contraction used to draw a logical conclusion from what was just said. It means "so that means..." or "in other words..."

Contraction chain

• ということは (formal/written)
• ってことは (casual spoken)
• てことは (very casual spoken)

Common patterns

• てことは、〜ってこと？ (so that means ~, right?)
• てことは、〜だね (so that means ~, huh)
• てことは、〜わけだ (so in other words, ~)

Usage

Always sentence-initial or clause-initial. The speaker takes information just heard and draws a conclusion or asks for confirmation. Very common in everyday conversation.

Register

Informal/casual speech only. In formal situations, use the full form ということは. In writing, ということは or ってことは is preferred.

Similar words

• つまり: in other words, that is to say (neutral register)
• ということは: so that means (formal equivalent)
• じゃあ: then, in that case (more casual, less logical inference)