German conjunctions and conjunction adverbs Flashcards

Be sure not to confuse these da– words with the da– compounds. The difference is that these adverbs use da– to refer not to a specific object already mentioned in the text, but rather to a more abstract concept, such as a time or logic relationship. (46 cards)

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because

as

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DENN - (because) can never be used at the beginning of a sentence
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WEIL - (because) changes subordinate clause word order; sends verbs to the end of the subordinate clause

DA - (as) changes subordinate clause word order; sends verbs to the end of the subordinate clause

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but (as in ‘but rather’)
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Sets two statements apart/against each other.
e.g. I don’t fly to London but (rather) to Paris. I don’t drink my coffee with sugar, but with honey.

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sondern

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but

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aber

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specifically

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speziell

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particularly

in particular

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besonders

insbesondere

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sometimes

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manchmal

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maybe

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vielleicht

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of course

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natürlich

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often

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oft

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therefore / that is why

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deshalb
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darum
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daher
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thus / consequently

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somit
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folglich

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recently

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kürzlich

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regularly

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regelmäßig

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in which case

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in welchem Falle

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from time to time

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von Zeit zu Zeit

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then

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dann

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after / afterwards / then

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danach

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if so

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wenn ja

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if

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falls
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wenn (can also mean ‘when’)

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also

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auch
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außerdem

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soon / shortly

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bald
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demnächst

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so that / with that

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so

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well

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everytime
jedes Mal
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however
jedoch (generally it is stronger than 'doch')
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furthermore / besides
außerdem
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as always
wie immer
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as usual
wie üblich
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anyway
jedenfalls
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certainly
sicherlich
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exactly
genau
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elsewhere
anderswo
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equally
ebenso
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and finally | finally
und schließlich . endlich
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meanwhile
inzwischen . mittlerweile
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and yet | yet
und doch . doch
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nevertheless / still (i.e. following a negative)
trotzdem
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again
nochmal
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whether
ob
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even though / although
obwohl
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as often as (whenever)
sooft
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as soon as
sobald
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when
wenn . (can also mean 'if')
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except (but)
außer
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probably
wahrscheinlich