German Conjunctions

deutsian:

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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

Since the ‘96 reform you can also have sodass as one word FYI (everyone) 🙂