Konjunktionen

Question 1

Coordinating conjunctions

und

Du machst das noch mal und ich gehe ohne dich.

Answer 1

and

You do that again and I’m going without you.

Question 2

Coordinating conjunctions

oder

Du hörst auf damit oder ich gehe.

Answer 2

or

You stop it or I’ll leave.

Question 3

Coordinating conjunctions

aber

Ich wollte es abholen, aber der Laden hatte schon zu.

Answer 3

but

I wanted to pick it up, but the store was already closed.

Question 4

Coordinating conjunctions

doch

Jahre vergehen, doch die Liebe bleibt.

Answer 4

but, and yet

Years go by, but love remains.

[a bit softer than “weil” (next table) and often used when the hearer is already aware of the following explanation.]

Question 5

denn

Bleibe bei uns, denn es will Abend werden.

Answer 5

because, for

Stay with us, for evening is nigh.

Question 6

Subordinating conjunctions

dass

Ich will, dass du deine Hausaufgaben machst.

Er sagte, dass er kommen würde.

Answer 6

that

I want you to do your homework.

He said (that) he’s coming.

Question 7

Subordinating conjunctions

wenn

Wenn du möchtest, kannst du bei mir bleiben.

Jeden Tag, wenn ich von der Schule nach Hause kam, wartete mein Hund schon vor der Tür.

Answer 7

if, when

If you’d like, you can stay with me.

Every day, when I came home from school, my dog was already waiting at the door.

When is a more differentiated concept in German than in English. “Wenn” is used for the present, future, and repeated events in the past (“Remember when we used to stay out all night long?”). For a single event in the past (“When I got there, the house was empty”) you should use “als”.

Question 8

Subordinating conjunctions

immer wenn

Immer wenn es regnet, muss ich an dich denken.

Answer 8

whenever

Whenever it rains, I think of you.

Question 9

Subordinating conjunctions

weil

Ich komme zu spät, weil ich eine Reifenpanne hatte.

Answer 9

because

I’m arriving late because I had a flat tire.

Question 10

Subordinating conjunctions

sobald

Wir reden darüber, sobald ich zurück bin.

Answer 10

as soon as

We’ll talk about it as soon as I’m back.

Question 11

Subordinating conjunctions

bevor

Ich hoffe, wir sehen uns noch mal, bevor ich das Land verlasse.

Answer 11

before

I hope we see each other again before I leave the country.

Question 12

Subordinating conjunctions

nachdem

Sie kamen an, nachdem alles schon vorbei war.

Nachdem alles vorbei war, konnten wir darüber reden.

Answer 12

after

They arrived after everything was already over.

After it was all over, we were able to talk about it.

Question 13

Subordinating conjunctions

als

Ich bin gestolpert, als ich aus dem Bus stieg.

Answer 13

as, when, while

I stumbled as I was getting off the bus.

[Again, als is for a single past event; use wenn for a repeated event.]

Question 14

Subordinating conjunctions

da

Sie fuhren gerne Rad, da ihnen die Bewegung gut tat.

Answer 14

becasue, since

They enjoyed cycling because being active did them good.

Question 15

Subordinating conjunctions

ob

Ich weiss nicht, ob er alt genug ist.

Answer 15

whether

I don’t know whether he’s old enough.

Often translates to “if” in casual English, e.g. we’ll say “I don’t know if he’s old enough” rather than “I don’t know whether”

Question 16

Subordinating conjunctions

obwohl

Ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich Bedenken hatte.

Answer 16

although

I agreed, although I had my doubts.

Question 17

Subordinating conjunctions

solange

Solange du hier bist, kannst du dich nützlich machen.

Answer 17

so long as

As long as you’re here, you can make yourself useful.

Question 18

Subordinating conjunctions

wärend

Während du auf mich wartest, kannst du die Zeitung lesen.

Answer 18

while, during

While you’re waiting for me, you can read the paper.

Question 19

Subordinating conjunctions

bis

Ich bleibe hier, bis du zurückkommst.

Answer 19

until

I’ll wait here till you come back.