German conjunctions and conjunction adverbs Flashcards
Be sure not to confuse these da– words with the da– compounds. The difference is that these adverbs use da– to refer not to a specific object already mentioned in the text, but rather to a more abstract concept, such as a time or logic relationship.
because
as
DENN - (because) can never be used at the beginning of a sentence
.
WEIL - (because) changes subordinate clause word order; sends verbs to the end of the subordinate clause
DA - (as) changes subordinate clause word order; sends verbs to the end of the subordinate clause
but (as in ‘but rather’)
.
Sets two statements apart/against each other.
e.g. I don’t fly to London but (rather) to Paris. I don’t drink my coffee with sugar, but with honey.
sondern
but
aber
specifically
speziell
particularly
in particular
besonders
insbesondere
sometimes
manchmal
maybe
vielleicht
of course
natürlich
often
oft
therefore / that is why
deshalb . darum . daher
thus / consequently
somit
.
folglich
recently
kürzlich
regularly
regelmäßig
in which case
in welchem Falle
from time to time
von Zeit zu Zeit
then
dann
after / afterwards / then
danach
if so
wenn ja
if
falls
.
wenn (can also mean ‘when’)
also
auch
.
außerdem
soon / shortly
bald
.
demnächst
so that / with that
sodass
.
damit
so
so
.
also
well
nun
everytime
jedes Mal
however
jedoch (generally it is stronger than ‘doch’)
furthermore / besides
außerdem
as always
wie immer
as usual
wie üblich
anyway
jedenfalls
certainly
sicherlich
exactly
genau
elsewhere
anderswo
equally
ebenso
and finally
finally
und schließlich
.
endlich
meanwhile
inzwischen
.
mittlerweile
and yet
yet
und doch
.
doch
nevertheless / still (i.e. following a negative)
trotzdem
again
nochmal
whether
ob
even though / although
obwohl
as often as (whenever)
sooft
as soon as
sobald
when
wenn
.
(can also mean ‘if’)
except (but)
außer
probably
wahrscheinlich
