Conjunctions Flashcards
i
And
A
And (requires a difference), while
Eg Nick is from GC, while Luke is from Brisbane
Te
And, and so
Kako…tako…
Both X and Y
A
But
Ali
But (most common form)
Nego
But (comes after a negative first clause and corrects a wrong impression)
No
But
Eg I am tired, but I’ll wait for you
Dok
Whereas
Ili
Or ; either X or Y (ili X ili Y)
Ni ; niti
Neither X nor Y
Da
That
Eg He said that he will come
Što
That, that which, that (for) the fact that
Used after verbs and adjectives showing emotion or feeling.
Eg I am glad that you are ok.
Dakle
Therefore; and so
Zato
Therefore ; that’s why
Stoga
Therefore
iako
Although; though
Mada
Although; though
Premda
Although; though
Čim
As soon as, when
Dok
While
Kada, kad
When, while
Otkako
Since
Tek
Just
Tek što
Just, only just, no sooner, hardly
Eg We had just arrived and we had to leave
Nego / Negoli
Than
Used for comparison
A kamoli
Let alone, not to mention
Jer
Because
Milder form of ‘because’, expressing not the cause but the reason
Eg She didn’t come to the phone because of X
Pošto
Since, because, after
Tako da
So (that)
Eg the children are hungry, so we must hurry
Zato što
Because, for that reason
Ako
If
Da
If, if had
Eg if you had arrived on time
Kao što
As
Kao da
As if
Da bi
To, in order to
Eg They had to do X to / in order to get Y
Što vs koji
Both mean which, but koji is when you refer to a preceding noun, whereas što relates to the verb. Koji can mean who as well
This is Jane, who drives me to work - Koji. Refers to Jane
Jane drives fast, which scares me - što. Refers to the driving.
