conjunctions

Question 1

What are coordinating conjunctions?

Answer 1

Coordinating conjunctions connect 2 clauses and do not affect word order.

Er hat kein Geld und er kann die Sprache nicht verstehen.

He has no money and he can not understand the language.

Question 2

What are subordinating conjunctions?

Answer 2

Subordinating conjunctions connect 2 clauses and send the finite verb in the second clause to the end of the clause.

Ich kann nicht gut schlafen weil ich Angst habe.

I can not sleep well because I’m afraid.

Question 3

What is the German for the following conjunction and what kind of conjunction is it?

and

Answer 3

und

coordinating conjunction

Er hat kein Geld und er kann die Sprache nicht verstehen.

He has no money and he can not understand the language.

Question 4

What is the German for the following conjunction and what kind of conjunction is it?

or

Answer 4

oder

coordinating

Willst du ausgehen oder sollen wir zu Hause bleiben?

Do you want to go out or should we stay at home?

Question 5

What is the German for the following conjunction and what kind of conjunction is it?

but

Answer 5

aber

coordinating

Ich gehe nicht ins Kino aber ich werde zum Park gehen.

I’m not going to the movies, but I’ll go to the park.

Question 6

What is the German for the following conjunction and what kind of conjunction is it?

because

Answer 6

weil

subordinating

Ich gehe ins Kino, weil ich Finding Nemo sehen möchte.

I am going to the cinema because I want to see Finding Nemo.

Question 7

What is the German for the following conjunction and what kind of conjunction is it?

since

Answer 7

da

subordinating

Diese Frage ist einfach für mich, da Deutsch meine Muttersprache ist.

This question is easy for me because German is my mother tongue.

Question 8

What is the German for the following conjunction and what kind of conjunction is it?

although

Answer 8

obwohl

subordinating

Obwohl wir in London sind, möchte ich nicht Buckingham Palast besichtigen.

Although we are in London, I do not want to visit Buckingham Palace.

Question 9

What is the German for the following conjunction and what kind of conjunction is it?

as

Answer 9

als

subordinating

Als er Hunger hatte, ist er in den Imbiss an der Ecke gegangen.

When he was hungry, he went into the snack bar at the corner.

Question 10

What is the German for the following conjunction and what kind of conjunction is it?

if

Answer 10

wenn

subordinating

Wenn er nervös ist, macht er Fehler.

When he is nervous, he makes mistakes.