Conjunctions

Question 1

ثم

Answer 1

ثُمَّ

then, afterwards; besides, furthermore

Question 2

بل

Answer 2

بَل

but, rather; in fact

Question 3

عندما

Answer 3

عِنْدَما

when, as soon as

Question 4

أم

Answer 4

أَم

or (in questions) ..أَمْ لا؟ ..or not?

Question 5

حتى

Answer 5

حَتَّى

(with foll. subjunctive) in order to, so that

Question 6

فيما

Answer 6

فِيما

while, meanwhile; فِيما بَعْدُ later

Question 7

كأن/وكأن

Answer 7

كَأَنَّ /وَكَأَنَّ

as if; (with pron.) كَأَنِّي and كَأَنَّنِي as if I; كَأَنَّنا and (less frequently) كَأَنّا as if we

Question 8

لما

Answer 8

لَمّا

when, after

Question 9

كي/لكي

Answer 9

لِكَي and كَي

so that; (with foll. subjunctive) in order to

Question 10

إذ

Answer 10

as, since, seeing that; while, when; إِذ أَنَّ since, given that

Question 11

ل

Answer 11

لِـ
(with foll. subjunctive) in order to
so that
لِيَكُونَ for him/it to be…

Question 12

لذلك

Answer 12

لِذٰلِكَ

therefore

Question 13

إنما

Answer 13

إِنَّما

but rather, on the contrary; (not just) but (also)

Question 14

بينما

Answer 14

بَيْنَما

while

Question 15

سواء

Answer 15

سَواء

except, whether (or not), regardless, either (or); n. equality

Question 16

ولا/والا

Answer 16

وَلّا/وِالّا

or; otherwise, or else; (Egy.) /walla/, (Lev.Irq.Gul.) /willa/, (Magh.) /wella, wala/

Question 17

لعل

Answer 17

لَعَلَّ

perhaps, maybe; (with pron.) لَعَلِّي perhaps I, maybe I

Question 18

عشان and علشان

Answer 18

عَشان and عَلَشان
(Egy.Lev.Gul.)
because, in order to; prep. for the sake of; (from على شأن)

Question 19

كلما

Answer 19

كُلَّما

with perf. verb) whenever; the more (this)…the more (that

Question 20

لذا

Answer 20

لِذا

therefore, that’s why, because of that

Question 21

ألا

Answer 21

ألَّا (أَنْ +لا)

not to

Question 22

إما

Answer 22

إِمّا .. أَوْ/إِمّا

either…or

Question 23

بعدما

Answer 23

بَعدَما

after

Question 24

طالما

Answer 24

طالَما / لَطالَما
as long as; how often
طالَما أَنَّ
provided (that)

Question 25

حينما

Answer 25

حِينَما | when, while

Question 26

مثلما

Answer 26

مِثلَما | like, as, just as

Question 27

عل

Answer 27

عَلَّ perhaps, maybe; عَلَّنِي with pron maybe I

Question 28

مهما

Answer 28

مَهما | whatever, no matter how

Question 29

كأنما

Answer 29

كَأَنَّما | as if

Question 30

بيد

Answer 30

بَيدَ أَنَّ :بَيدَ | although

Question 31

حسبما

Answer 31

حَسبَما/حَسَبَما | according to

Question 32

أينما

Answer 32

أَينَما | wherever

Question 33

كيفما

Answer 33

كَيفَما | however, whatever, whichever

Question 34

لين

Answer 34

/leen/ (Gul.) whenever; | prep. until

Question 35

لئلا

Answer 35

لِئَلّا (لِ+أَنْ+لا) | in order not to

Question 36

ريثما

Answer 36

رَيثَما | as long as; until

Question 37

حيثما

Answer 37

حَيثُما | wherever