Conjunctions

Question 1

bevor

Answer 1

before

Used the same way as in English.

Question 2

da (subordinating conjunction)

Answer 2

since ( inasmuch as )

Not to be confused with the preposition seit (since + a point in time) or da (there)

Question 3

damit (subordinating conjunction)

Answer 3

so that

Used to express “in order that…”; not to be confused with damit, a compound of da + mit to express that, it, them

Question 4

dass

Answer 4

that

Rarely begins a sentence; in English you can leave out the conjunction that but you can’t in German.

Question 5

falls

Answer 5

in case

Used to describe “in the situation/event that…”

Question 6

ob

Answer 6

if, whether

Not interchangeable with wenn; ob can be used to begin an indirect yes/no question.

Question 7

obwohl

Answer 7

although

Used the same way as in English.

Question 8

weil

Answer 8

because

Same meaning as denn (coordinating conjunction) but with a different word order in the subordinating clause.

Question 9

wenn

Answer 9

if, when, whenever

Not interchangeable with ob; wenn starts a clause that stipulates the condition of something possibly happening or not, such as “if A, then B”

Question 10

als (subordinating conjunction)

Answer 10

as, when

Describes an event in the past.

Question 11

wovon

Answer 11

whereof, of which, of what, from which

Question 12

sofern

Answer 12

if, as long as, provided (that), so long as

Question 13

aber

Answer 13

but