Conjunctions

Question 1

ثم

Answer 1

ثُمَّ

then, afterwards; besides, furthermore

Question 2

بل

Answer 2

بَل

but, rather; in fact

Question 3

عندما

Answer 3

عِنْدَما

when, as soon as

Question 4

أم

Answer 4

أَم

or (in questions) ..أَمْ لا؟ ..or not?

Question 5

حتى

Answer 5

حَتَّى

(with foll. subjunctive) in order to, so that

Question 6

فيما

Answer 6

فِيما

while, meanwhile; فِيما بَعْدُ later

Question 7

كأن/وكأن

Answer 7

كَأَنَّ /وَكَأَنَّ

as if; (with pron.) كَأَنِّي and كَأَنَّنِي as if I; كَأَنَّنا and (less frequently) كَأَنّا as if we

Question 8

لما

Answer 8

لَمّا

when, after

Question 9

كي/لكي

Answer 9

لِكَي and كَي

so that; (with foll. subjunctive) in order to

Question 10

إذ

Answer 10

as, since, seeing that; while, when; إِذ أَنَّ since, given that

Question 11

ل

Answer 11

لِـ
(with foll. subjunctive) in order to
so that
لِيَكُونَ for him/it to be…

Question 12

لذلك

Answer 12

لِذٰلِكَ

therefore

Question 13

إنما

Answer 13

إِنَّما

but rather, on the contrary; (not just) but (also)

Question 14

بينما

Answer 14

بَيْنَما

while

Question 15

سواء

Answer 15

سَواء

except, whether (or not), regardless, either (or); n. equality

Question 16

ولا/والا

Answer 16

وَلّا/وِالّا

or; otherwise, or else; (Egy.) /walla/, (Lev.Irq.Gul.) /willa/, (Magh.) /wella, wala/

Question 17

لعل

Answer 17

لَعَلَّ

perhaps, maybe; (with pron.) لَعَلِّي perhaps I, maybe I

Question 18

عشان and علشان

Answer 18

عَشان and عَلَشان
(Egy.Lev.Gul.)
because, in order to; prep. for the sake of; (from على شأن)

Question 19

كلما

Answer 19

كُلَّما

with perf. verb) whenever; the more (this)…the more (that

Question 20

لذا

Answer 20

لِذا

therefore, that’s why, because of that

Question 21

ألا

Answer 21

ألَّا (أَنْ +لا)

not to

Question 22

إما

Answer 22

إِمّا .. أَوْ/إِمّا

either…or

Question 23

بعدما

Answer 23

بَعدَما

after

Question 24

طالما

Answer 24

طالَما / لَطالَما
as long as; how often
طالَما أَنَّ
provided (that)

Question 25

حينما

Answer 25

حِينَما

when, while

Question 26

مثلما

Answer 26

مِثلَما

like, as, just as

Question 27

عل

Answer 27

عَلَّ
perhaps, maybe;
عَلَّنِي with pron
maybe I

Question 28

مهما

Answer 28

مَهما

whatever, no matter how

Question 29

كأنما

Answer 29

كَأَنَّما

as if

Question 30

بيد

Answer 30

بَيدَ أَنَّ :بَيدَ

although

Question 31

حسبما

Answer 31

حَسبَما/حَسَبَما

according to

Question 32

أينما

Answer 32

أَينَما

wherever

Question 33

كيفما

Answer 33

كَيفَما

however, whatever, whichever

Question 34

لين

Answer 34

/leen/ (Gul.) whenever;

prep. until

Question 35

لئلا

Answer 35

لِئَلّا (لِ+أَنْ+لا)

in order not to

Question 36

ريثما

Answer 36

رَيثَما

as long as; until

Question 37

حيثما

Answer 37

حَيثُما

wherever