в продолжение vs вследствие
v prodolzhenie vs vsledstvie — during/in continuation of vs as a result of
Register: formal
What it really means
В продолжение takes the genitive and means “during the continuation of” or “as a follow-up to,” often in official correspondence. Вследствие takes the genitive and marks a consequence or cause, “because of/as a result of.” The spelling differs sharply: the first is two words, the second one word.
Examples in natural speech
В продолжение разговора отправляю документы.
Following our conversation, I am sending the documents.
В продолжение месяца шли работы.
The work continued throughout the month.
Вследствие аварии дорогу закрыли.
The road was closed because of the accident.
Вследствие ошибки данные исчезли.
The data disappeared as a result of an error.
В продолжение письма добавлю одно замечание.
As a continuation of the letter, I’ll add one remark.
Common mistakes
Do not write вследствие as в следствие unless «следствие» is literally a noun. Keep в продолжение separate and use genitive: в продолжение беседы, вследствие задержки.
Memory tip
Продолжение carries a thread onward; следствие points to what the cause produced.
Frequently asked questions
Is вследствие interchangeable with из-за?
Both can mark cause, but вследствие is formal and stresses a resulting consequence; из-за is more everyday and often negative.
What does в продолжение разговора imply?
It links the current action to an earlier conversation, common in business letters.
When is в следствие written separately?
When в governs the noun «следствие», as in «в следствие вмешались новые факты»; this is not the causal preposition.
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