{"id":2256,"date":"2011-02-23T21:40:53","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T20:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2012-06-11T18:10:44","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T17:10:44","slug":"german-conjunctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/2256\/german-conjunctions","title":{"rendered":"German Conjunctions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What are Conjunctions in German<\/h3>\n

A conjunction is a word which links two sentences. Very common English conjunctions are \u201cand\u201d, \u201cbut\u201d and \u201cbecause\u201d.<\/p>\n

The most common German conjunctions are aber<\/strong>, als<\/strong>, da<\/strong>, damit<\/strong>, dass<\/strong>, denn<\/strong>, ob<\/strong>, obwohl<\/strong>, oder<\/strong>, sondern<\/strong>, um…zu<\/strong>, und<\/strong>, w\u00e4hrend<\/strong>, wenn<\/strong>, and weil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Below are some examples of how the most common German conjunctions are used.<\/p>\n

The conjunction aber (but):<\/h3>\n

Ich w\u00fcrde gerne in Urlaub gehen, aber ich habe kein Geld. \u2013 I would like to go on holiday, but I haven\u2019t got any money.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> You can\u2019t use \u201caber\u201d after a negative to mean \u201cnot\u2026.but\u201d. You must use \u201csondern\u201d in this case.<\/p>\n

RIGHT:<\/span><\/strong> Die Hose kostet nicht 20\u20ac, sondern 30\u20ac. \u2013 The trousers don’t cost 20\u20ac, but 30\u20ac.<\/p>\n

WRONG:<\/span><\/strong> Die Hose kostet nicht 20\u20ac, aber 30\u20ac.<\/p>\n

The conjunction \u201cals\u201d (when):<\/h3>\n

Als ich ein Kind war, wollte ich Pilot werden. \u2013 When I was young I wanted to be a pilot.<\/p>\n

The conjunction da (as, since):<\/h3>\n

Da ich heute Geburtstag habe, muss ich nicht zur Arbeit. \u2013 Since it is my birthday, I don\u2019t have to go to work.<\/p>\n

The conjunction damit (so that):<\/h3>\n

Ich gebe dir das Geld, damit du dein Studium finanzieren kannst. \u2013 I give you the money so that you can finance your student loan.<\/p>\n

The conjunction dass (that):<\/h3>\n

Ich glaube, dass du das besser kannst. \u2013 I believe (that) you can do that better.<\/p>\n

The conjunction denn (because, since):<\/h3>\n

Wir backen f\u00fcr sie einen gro\u00dfen Kuchen, denn es ist ihr Geburtstag. \u2013 We are baking a big cake for her because it is her birthday.<\/p>\n

The conjunction ob (if, whether):<\/h3>\n

Er wollte wissen, ob du auch ins Kino kommst. \u2013 He wants to know if you\u2019re coming to the cinema too.<\/p>\n

The conjunction obwohl (although\/even though):<\/h3>\n

Sie a\u00df noch ein St\u00fcck Kuchen, obwohl sie schon satt war. \u2013 She still ate a piece of cake even though she was already stuffed.<\/p>\n

The conjunction oder (or):<\/h3>\n

Will Nadja mit ins Kino gehen oder hat sie keine Lust? \u2013 Does Nadja want to go to the cinema or can’t she be bothered?<\/p>\n

The conjunction sondern (but):<\/h3>\n

Michael arbeitet nicht mehr bei Siemens, sondern bei Bosch. \u2013 Michael doesnt work for Siemens but for Bosch.<\/p>\n

The conjunction um…zu (in order to):<\/h3>\n

Um eine leckere Suppe zu kochen, brauche ich viele Gew\u00fcrze. \u2013 In order to cook a nice soup, I need a lot of spices.<\/p>\n

The conjunction und (and):<\/h3>\n

Ich ging zu meiner Freundin und schaute eine DVD an. \u2013 I went to my friends and watched a DVD.<\/p>\n

The conjunction w\u00e4hrend (while):<\/h3>\n

Sie telefonierte mit ihrer Mama, w\u00e4hrend sie das Abendessen kochte. \u2013 She was talking on the phone to her mom while she was cooking dinner.<\/p>\n

The conjunction wenn (when, whenever):<\/h3>\n

Wenn das Telefon klingelt, sag mir bescheid. \u2013 If the telephone rings, let me know.<\/p>\n

Wenn ich nach Hause komme, rufe ich sie an. – When I come home I will call her. <\/p>\n

The conjunction weil (because):<\/h3>\n

Heute kann ich nicht zum Fussball spielen kommen, weil ich meinen Fu\u00df verletzt habe. \u2013 I can’t come to football today because I\u2019ve injured my foot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are Conjunctions in German A conjunction is a word which links two sentences. Very common English conjunctions are \u201cand\u201d, \u201cbut\u201d and \u201cbecause\u201d. The most common German conjunctions are aber, als, da, damit, dass, denn, ob, obwohl, oder, sondern, um…zu, und, w\u00e4hrend, wenn, and weil. Below are some examples of how the most common German […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15503,"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256\/revisions\/15503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}