Coordinating Conjunctions

These occupy position 0 and leave the verb position the same as in the
preceding clause
und
denn
sondern
aber
oder
beziehungsweise

and
because
but (rather)
but
or
or, or more precisely

allein [rare]

but (unfortunately)

doch
jedoch

but, however
but, however

Two-Part Coordinating Conjunctions

These ocupy position 1 (except for the "oder" in "entweder...oder") and leave
the verb position the same as in the preceding clause.
entweder...oder
weder...noch
sowohl...als auch
nicht sondern
nicht nur sondern auch
einerseits...andererseits
bald...bald
mal...mal
teils...teils

either...or
neither...nor
both...and
not but rather
not only but also
on one hand...on the other hand
sometimes...sometimes
sometimes...sometimes
partly...partly

Subordinating Conjunctions
These send the conjugated verb to the end of the clause
TEMPORAL
bevor
seit
nachdem
whrend
solange
bis
als
sobald
wann
LOGICAL

obwohl, obschon, obgleich
als ob, als wenn, als
da
damit
weil
indem
wenn
ob
falls
um...zu
so dass
dass (da)

before
since
after
during, while, whereas
as long as
until, by
when, as (past events)
as soon as
when (questions only)

although
as if
because
so that
because
by means of
if, when
whether, if [use only if you could say "whether" in
English]
in case, if
in order to
so that
that