Conjunctions

Question 1

What distinguishes a coordinating conjunction?

Answer 1

Coordinating conjunctions link two main clauses and keep each clause’s conjugated verb in the second position.

e.g.

Bleibe bei uns, denn es will Abend werden.
Stay with us, for evening is nigh.

Question 2

What is a subordinating conjunction?

Answer 2

Subordinating conjunctions send the verb to the end in the following (subordinated) clause.

e.g.

Wir reden darüber, sobald ich zurück bin.
We’ll talk about it as soon as I’m back.

Question 3

Translate coordinating junction “and”?

Answer 3

und

i.e. Du machst das noch mal und ich gehe ohne dich.

You do that again and I’m going without you.

Question 4

Coordinating junction “or”?

Answer 4

oder

i.e. Du hörst auf damit oder ich gehe.

You stop it or I’ll leave.

Question 5

Coordinating junction “but”?

Answer 5

aber

Question 6

Coordinating junction “but, yet”?

Answer 6

doch

Question 7

Coordinating junction “because, for”?

Answer 7

denn

Question 8

Subordinating conjunction “that”?

Answer 8

dass

e.g. Ich will, dass du deine Hausaufgaben machst.

I want you to do your homework.

Question 9

Subordinating conjunction “when”?

Answer 9

wenn

Wenn du möchtest, kannst du bei mir bleiben.

If you’d like, you can stay with me.

Question 10

Subordinating conjunction “whenever”?

Answer 10

immer wenn

Immer wenn es regnet, muss ich an dich denken.

Whenever it rains, I think of you.

Question 11

Subordinating conjunction “because”?

Answer 11

weil

Question 12

Subordinating conjunction “as soon as”?

Answer 12

sobald

Question 13

Subordinating conjunction “before”?

Answer 13

bevor

Question 14

Subordinating conjunction “after”?

Answer 14

nachdem

Question 15

Subordinating conjunction “as, when, while”?

Answer 15

als

Question 16

Subordinating conjunction “because, since”?

Answer 16

da

Question 17

Subordinating conjunction “since”?

Answer 17

seit, seitdem

Question 18

Subordinating conjunction “whether”?

Answer 18

ob

Question 19

Subordinating conjunction “although”?

Answer 19

obwohl

Question 20

Subordinating conjunction “so long as”?

Answer 20

solange

Question 21

Subordinating conjunction “while, during”?

Answer 21

während

Question 22

Subordinating conjunction “until”?

Answer 22

bis

Question 23

Two part conjunction “either/or”?

Answer 23

entweder/oder

e.g.

Wir können entweder ins Kino oder ins Restaurant gehen.
We can either go to the cinema or to the restaurant.

Question 24

Two part conjunction “neither/nor”?

Answer 24

weder / noch

Sie isst weder Fisch noch Fleisch.
She eats neither fish nor meat.

Question 25

Two part conjunction “as well/as”?

Answer 25

sowohl/als auch

Dieses Gerät spart sowohl Zeit als auch Geld.
This appliance saves both time and money.