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Coordinateconjunctions

Subordinateconjunctions

Compoundconjunctions

aber

beziehungsweisedennoder

sondernund

als

bevorbisdass

damitnachdem

ob

obwohlseitseitdem

sobaldsofern

soweit

sowie

whrendweilwenn

wiewo

weder .. noch

anstatt..zuentweder...odersowohl ... als (auch)

sowohl ... wie (auch)je ... desto

zwar ... aber

Coordinate Conjunctions (Koordinierende Konjunktionen)

The coordinate conjunctions do not modify the position of the verb in

the clause. The most common ones are: aber (but)

beziehungsweise (like saying "better put" and "respectively") [abbreviated asbzw]

denn (because/then)

oder (or)

sondern (but/but rather)

und (and)aber

t means !but!.Die Hose ist schn aberzu klein!he pants are pretty but too sall#r ist klug aber$aul

He%s sart but lazyDas &ngebot ist super aberwir haben keine 'eit!he o$$er is great but we don%t have tiebeziehungsweise

t means !better put! or !respectively! and is abbreviated often asbzw.#in &uto habe ich beziehungsweiseeine rau hat eins have a car or better put y wi$e has one*Die Disko ist heute billiger $+r rauen und ,-nner* #s kostet . #uro bzw.0#uro*!he disco is cheaper today $or woen and en* t costs . and 0 #uros

respectivelydenn

t means then"because# etc.ch weinte dennich hatte kein 1eld cried because didn%t have oney

$ynonymns: weiloder

%eans !or!

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ch wei2 nicht ob ich lachen oderweinen soll don%t know whether should laugh or cry3er $-ngt an du oderich43ho starts you or e4sondern

%eans !but! or !but rather!Das Haus ist nicht alt sondernneu!he house is not old but newund

t means !and!,eine reunde undich wollen ins 5ino gehen,y $riends and want to go to the cineaSubordinate Conjunctions

$ubordinate conjunctions help to form subordinate clauses. &ne of the

most interesting things about 'erman is that the verb is placed in the

last position of the clause in subordinate clauses (%ain article:

$entence structure in 'erman) als (when)

bevor (be$ore)

bis (until)

dass (that)

damit (so that)

nachdem (a$ter)

ob (whether/i$)

obwohl (although)

seit (since)

seitdem (since)

sobald (as soon as)

sofern (provided that)(as long as)

soweit (inso$ar as)

sowie (as soon as)

whrend (while)

weil (because)

wenn (i$)

wie (how)

wo (where)als

t means !when! if it is a subordinate conjunction. areful: ts usedonly in the past and when the past event only too* place one time

(temporal conjunction)Alsich 5ind war wohnte ich in ,+nchen3hen was a child lived in ,unich

!+ls! is also used for the construction of the comparative of

superiority:#r ist strker alsich

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He is stronger than ebevor

t means !before! (temporal conjunction to show previous action or

event)3oran denkst du bevordu einschl-$st4

3hat do you think about be$ore you $all asleep4bis

t means !until! (temporal conjunction to show subse,uent action or

event) !-is! can act as a subordinate conjunction:3arte bisdu gesund bist3ait until you are healthy

or as a preposition:Bisin den !oduntil deathdass

t can be translated into nglish as !that! and is used to start a new

subordinate clause.ch denke dassdie deutsche 6prache kopliziert ist think that the 1eran language is coplicateddass vs das

$ometimes nglish spea*ers confuse !das! (relative pronoun) and!dass! (conjunction). The reason for this is because we use !that! for

both words.

!das! is used to ma*e relative clauses# which are used to give moreinformation about a noun (/ample: the noun !boo*!):Das ist das Buch das ich gerade lese

!his is the book that a reading

dassis to ma*e common subordinate clauseswhere more informationis given with a verb (/ample: the verb to say)!ch habe dir gesagt dass er heute ko""t

told you that he%s coing todayda"it

t means "so that"(conjunction of purpose)ch spare da"iteine ailie einen ,ercedes kau$en kann a saving oney so that y $aily can buy a ,ercedesnachde"

t means !after! (temporal conjunction)7achde wir au$gestanden waren haben wir gepackt

&$ter we got up we packed our bagsob

t means 0whether"if1 in the conte/t of indirect ,uestions or to showdoubt.#r hat dich ge$ragt obdu ins 5ino gehen chtestHe asked you i$ you wanted to go to the cinea

ommon mista*es: onfusing the use of ob and wenn

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obwohl

t means !although! or !even though! (concessive conjunction)ch ag 5inder obwohlich keine habe like kids even though don%t have anyseit

t means !since! (temporal conjunction). $eit can act as a subordinateconjunction:ch wohne in 5ln seitich geboren bin%ve been living in 8ologne since was born

or as a preposition (seit 2 3ative):#r wohnt 9etzt seit: ;ahren in diese HausHe%s been living in this house $or two yearsseitde"

t means !since! (temporal conjunction)ch habe keine Heizung seitde"ich in 6panien wohne haven%t had heating since %ve been living in 6pain

sobaldt means !as soon as! (temporal conjunction)ch in$oriere dich sobaldich kann%ll in$or you as soon as canso#ern

t means !as long as! (temporal conjunction)3ir versuchen zu hel$en so#ernes glich ist3e will try to help as long as it%s possiblesoviel

t means "as much as"or "for all"Sovielich wei2 ist sie in

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6ie arbeitet heute nicht weilsie krank ist6he doesn%t work today because she%s sick

$ynonyms: dennwenn

t means !if! but only in certain cases. 5or e/ample: !f you want to go

with us# you can.! /pressing doubt would re,uire !ob!. 5or e/ample:! dont *now if youd li*e to come with us.! t also means !whenever!(conditional conjunction)$enndu chtest kannst du Deutsch lernen$ you want you can learn 1eran (conte>t o$ "i$" or "in case")$ennich singe $+hle ich ich viel besser$ sing $eel uch better (conte>t o$ "whenever sing***")

ommon mista*es: onfusing the use of !wenn! and !ob!.wie

t means "how"(modal conjunction):ch wei2 nicht wieich es au$ Deutsch sagen kann

don%t know how to say it in 1eranor for e/pressions of e,uality:=eter ist so d%nn wie!oas=eter is as thin as !oaswo

t means !where! (local conjunction)ch wei2 nicht woer Deutsch gelernt hat don%t know where he learned 1eranCo"&ound Conjunctions

ompound conjunctions are formed by 6 words:

anstatt ... zu (instead o$)7subordinate8

entweder ... oder (either*** or)7coordinate8 weder noch (neither*** nor)7coordinate8 sowohl ... als (auch) (as well as)7subordinate8

sowohl ... wie (auch) (as well as)7subordinate8anstatt...zu

t means !instead of!ch w+rde : 3ochen a 6trand liegen anstatt zuarbeiten would be lying on the beach $or : weeks instead o$ workingentweder...oder

t means !either9 or!'ntwederbist du !eil der ?sung oderdu bist !eil des =robles#ither you%re part o$ the solution or you%re part o$ the probleDie Hose ist entwederschwarz oderrot!he pants are either black or redweder...noch

t means !neither9 nor!$ederdu noch ich haben eine ?sung7either you nor have a solution

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sowohl ... als (auch)

t means !as well as!ch habe sowohlschon einen ,ercedes alsauch einen &udi gehabt have had a ,ercedes as well as an &udisowohl ... wie (auch)

t means !as well as!ch habe sowohlein &uto wieauch ein ,otorrad have a car as well as a otorcycle