結果

結果 is a noun that means result. I bet you know where this is going.

With Nouns

The Result of
(Action) Noun + の + 結果

To be used with a noun, the noun must be some kind of action.
I.e. 車の結果 doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. 

Examples

• 投票の結果、彼がだいとうりょうになった
  As a result of the vote, he was elected president.
  
  
• 研究の結果、新しいやり方が発見された。
  As a result of the research, a new method was discovered.
  
  
• 診察の結果はまだわかっていない
  We still don’t know the result of the medical exam.
  
  
• その結果、有名人になった
  As a result of that, became famous.
  
  
• 試験の結果は？
  How’s the result of the test?
  
  
• 申請の結果がまだ降りていない
  The result of the application hasn’t come down yet.
  
  

With Verbs

As a Result of doing…
Plain past tense verb + 結果

Unsurprisingly, 結果 may be modified by verbs. These will be past tense (completion tense) verbs. 

Examples

• 調べた結果、わからないことが増えた
  As a result of looking it up, the things I don’t know increased.
  
  
• 部長を殴った結果、首になった
  As a result of punching the section head, was fired.
  
  
• 彼が裏切った結果で、士気がおちた
  As a result of his betrayal, morale fell.