Conjunctions Flashcards
y/e
“and”
use e when the noun following the “and” starts with an “i’ sound (ee sound)
ni…ni
“neither…nor…”
o/u
“or”
use “u” when the noun following the “or” starts with an “o” sound
o…o…
“either…or…”
estos es/es decir
“that is to say/in other words…”
aunque
“but/even though”
pero
“but/yet”
mas
“but/yet”
formal counterpart to “pero”
sino
“but”
used when previous part of sentence is negative
no obstante/sin embargo
“however, nevertheless”
para que/a fin de que/con el fin/objeto de que
“so that, so, in order to, for”
porque/ya que/puesto que/en vista de que
“because, since”
pues
“because, since, for”
como
“since” - when used at start of sentence
“like, as, as well as” - when used in middle of sentence
“if”
que
“because, or else”