था, तो

was, so

→ होना
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was, so तो links the preceding past event or situation to what follows, often expressing a result or a sequence in time.
HI: कल छुट्टी थी, तो हम घर पर रहे।
EN: Yesterday was a day off, so we stayed home.

कल रात को विदा करा के वापस लौट रहा था, तो रास्ते में इसकी बीवी खो गई, सर।

I was on my way back last night after seeing him off, sir, when his wife got lost along the way.

— Lost Ladies (2024)

तुझे मरना ही था, तो घर पहुँचकर मरता!

If you were going to die anyway, you should’ve waited until you got home!

ट्रेन से गिर गया था, तो पैर कट गया।

I fell off the train and lost my leg.

— Lost Ladies (2024)

और मेरा स्कूल जल गया था, तो वहाँ जाने का कोई मतलब नहीं।

And my school had burned down, so there was no point in going there.

— 火垂るの墓 (1988)