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German Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions:
- The sentence structure is exactly the same (conjunction + subject + finite verb…)
- Aber - but
- Denn - because
- Doch - but, however
- Oder - or
- Sondern - but (rather)
- Und - and
- Beziehungsweise - or, or more precisely
- Allein - but (unfortunately)
- Jedoch - but, however
Subordinating Conjunctions:
- The finite verb is placed at the end (subjunction + subject + … + finite verb)
- Als - when (past events)
- Als ob / als wenn - as if
- Bevor - before
- Bis - until, by
- Da - because
- Damit - so that
- Dass - that
- Ehe - before
- Falls - in case, if
- Indem - by …-ing
- Nachdem - after
- Ob - whether (use only if you could say “whether in english”)
- Obwohl - although
- Seit - since (used for time)
- Seitdem - since (used for time)
- So dass - so that
- Solange - as long as
- Sooft - as often as (whenever)
- Um … zu - in order to
- Wann - when (questions)
- Während - during, while, whereas
- Weil - because
- Wenn - when (present + future), whenever, if
- Wohingegen - whereas
Conjunctional Adverbs:
- The finite verb comes before the subject (conjunctional adverb + finite verb + subject + …)
- Allerdings - however
- Also - therefore
- Andererseits - on the other hand
- Anschließend - then/afterwards
- Außerdem - furthermore
- Bald … bald - sometimes … sometimes
- Dabei - thereby
- Dadurch - thus
- Dafür - for this
- Dagegen - on the other hand
- Damit - so that
- Danach - then
- Dann - then
- Darauf - on/on it
- Darum - therefore
- Davor - before that
- Dazu - to that
- Deshalb - that is why
- Deswegen - hence
- Entweder … oder - either … or
- Einerseits … andererseits - on one hand … on the other hand
- Ferner - moreover
- Folglich - consequently
- Genauso - just the same
- Immerhin - after all
- Inzwischen - meanwhile
- Mal … mal - sometimes … sometimes
- Jedoch - however
- Schließlich - finally/eventually
- Sowohl … als auch - both … and
- Später - later
- Teils… teils - partly … partly
- Trotzdem - nevertheless
- Vorher - before
- Weder …. Noch - neither … nor
- Zuvor - previously
- Zwar - although
