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A conjunction like wenn (when) or und (and) connects two parts of a sentence together.
Coordinating conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions form a group of coordinators (like und (and), aber (but)), which
combine two items of equal importance; here, each clause can stand on its own and the word
order does not change.
Subordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions combine an independent clause with a dependent clause; the
dependent clause cannot stand on its own and its word order will be different than if it did. In
these subordinate clauses, the verb switches from the second position to the last. If the phrase
starts with the dependent clause, then the independent clause starts with the verb in the first
position.
Correlative conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join sentence parts of equal importance. For instance,
entweder...oder (either...or) is such a pair and can be used like this: Der Schuh ist entweder blau
oder rot. (This shoe is either blue or red.).
In German, conjunctions do not change with the case (i.e. they are not declinable).
UND = AND
ABER = BUT
ODER = OR
DENN = BECAUSE
DOCH = YET
WEIL = BECAUSE
WENN = IF
DASS = THAT (He sees that you have a book – Er sieht, dass du ein Buch hast)
DA = SINCE
OBWOHL = ALTHOUGH
SOLANGE = AS LONG AS
SOBALD = AS SOON AS
ENTWEDER...ODER = EITHER...OR
WEDER...NOCH = NEITHER...NEITHER
NICHT NUR...SONDERN AUCH = NOT ONLY....BUT ALSO
SONDERN = BUT...INSTEAD