called txDictionary > conjunctions
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- but
- (For "but ... instead", the proper word is "sondern". "aber" can stand at different positions in the sentence, so it doesn't have to come first.)
- 1.
- when
- (singular past events)
see details >3.- as
- (assigning roles, characteristics, for example "Als Lehrer")
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- instead (of)
- (Can be used as a preposition and to introduce a "zu"-construction. Stat and anstatt are complete synonyms". As a preposition, they officially go with Genitive, but Dative is slowly starting to creep in in daily life.)
- 1.
- except, except for, but
- (the right case depends on role of the element in a sentence)
see details >2.- out of
- (only in few fixed phrasings)
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- so that, such that
- (creates a side sentence, so the verb has to go to the end)
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- that
- (The "that" from sentences like "I know that you said this." In old texts it's spelled "daß".)
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- before
- (rare, "bevor" is more common, only to coordinate verbs, so it always introduces a side sentence)
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- in case, if
- (sounds less likely than "wenn" but does not sound well with conditional verb forms)
Opposite (closest): wenn - see details >1.
- on the other hand, however
- (Mostly used as a "tag" to the first position of a sentence... "Ich hingegen habe...". Synonym for "dagegen".)
- 1.
- in what way, to what extend
- (Creates a side sentence, with the verbs at the end.)
see details >2.- how so, to what extend
- (As a question word.)
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- after
- (ONLY as a conjunction. So only in phrasings like "After I did A, I did B. Makes the verb go to the end.)
Opposite (closest): bevor - 1.
- whether, if
- (ONLY in sense of "whether")
see details >2.- due to, because of
- (ob+Genitiv, very rare and high register)
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- so that
- (Makes the verbs go to the end)
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- as long as
- (If it is in the beginning of a sentence, it creates a side sentence, so it makes the verbs go to the end.)
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- but (rather), but ... instead
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- despite that
- (You MUST think of it as "despite that" because it is NOT a direct translation for "although")
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- 1.
- if
- (in the sense of "if A then B". More common than "falls".)
see details > - see details >1.
- whilst
- (Starts a side sentence with a contrast, with the verb at the end.)
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- especially considering, especially since
- (Makes the verb go to the end.)
Here's a quick overview with translations. For family, examples and more check the details.
