German Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions:
The sentence structure is exactly the same (conjunction + subject + finite verb…)
Aber - but
Denn - because
Doch - but, however
Oder - or
Sondern - but (rather)
Und - and
Beziehungsweise - or, or more precisely
Allein - but (unfortunately)
Jedoch - but, however
Subordinating Conjunctions:
The finite verb is placed at the end (subjunction + subject + … + finite verb)
Als - when (past events)
Als ob / als wenn - as if
Bevor - before
Bis - until, by
Da - because
Damit - so that
Dass - that
Ehe - before
Falls - in case, if
Indem - by …-ing
Nachdem - after
Ob - whether (use only if you could say “whether in english”)
Obwohl - although
Seit - since (used for time)
Seitdem - since (used for time)
So dass - so that
Solange - as long as
Sooft - as often as (whenever)
Um … zu - in order to
Wann - when (questions)
Während - during, while, whereas
Weil - because
Wenn - when (present + future), whenever, if
Wohingegen - whereas
Conjunctional Adverbs:
The finite verb comes before the subject (conjunctional adverb + finite verb + subject + …)
Allerdings - however
Also - therefore
Andererseits - on the other hand
Anschließend - then/afterwards
Außerdem - furthermore
Bald … bald - sometimes … sometimes
Dabei - thereby
Dadurch - thus
Dafür - for this
Dagegen - on the other hand
Damit - so that
Danach - then
Dann - then
Darauf - on/on it
Darum - therefore
Davor - before that
Dazu - to that
Deshalb - that is why
Deswegen - hence
Entweder … oder - either … or
Einerseits … andererseits - on one hand … on the other hand
Ferner - moreover
Folglich - consequently
Genauso - just the same
Immerhin - after all
Inzwischen - meanwhile
Mal … mal - sometimes … sometimes
Jedoch - however
Schließlich - finally/eventually
Sowohl … als auch - both … and
Später - later
Teils… teils - partly … partly
Trotzdem - nevertheless
Vorher - before
Weder …. Noch - neither … nor
Zuvor - previously
Zwar - although
