German For Reading 5B: Subordinating Conjunctions

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*daß

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that, the fact that

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*ob

Back 2

whether

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*wenn

Back 3

if
(usually found with 'dann' or 'so' = then)
; when

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*als

Back 4

when, as

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*bevor

Back 5

before

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*ehe

Back 6

before

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*bis

Back 7

until

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indessen

Back 8

while

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sooft

Back 9

whenever, as often as

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sowie

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as soon as

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*während

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while

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wie

Back 12

as

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außer wenn

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except when

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*seitdem

Back 14

since

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indem

Back 15

as

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kaum daß

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just when

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*nachdem

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after

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*sobald

Back 18

as soon as

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solange

Back 19

as long as

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*da

Back 20

since

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*falls

Back 21

in case
(causal-conditional)

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nun

Back 22

now that, since

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seit

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since

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um so mehr als

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all the more because

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*weil

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because

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zumal

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especially because / since

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als daß

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so that

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*damit

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thus, so that

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so daß

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so that

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*obgleich

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although

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*obwohl

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although, albeit

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trotzdem

Back 32

although

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wenngleich

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although

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außer daß

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except that

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obschon

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although

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obzwar

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although

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als

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than

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wie

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as, like

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*als ob

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as if
(subjunctive after als ob)

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dadurch daß

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'by' + present participle

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indem

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'by means of' + present participle
/
as

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insofern

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inasmuch as

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(an)statt daß

Back 43

instead

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insofern als

Back 44

inasmuch as

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insoweit

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insofar as

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insoweit als

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insofar as

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nur daß

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only that

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ohne daß

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'without' + present participle

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sofern

Back 49

provided that

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*soweit

Back 50

as far as

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auch

Back 51

also, as well, even

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auch wenn /
wenn auch

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even if
even though
although
nevertheless

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immer wenn
wenn immer

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whenever

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zwar

Back 54

indeed, namely
or
admittedly (when used with 'aber')

eg. Es war zwar so. It was indeed so
eg. Er war zwar grausam, aber er hatte Intelligenz. He was admittedly cruel, but he had intelligence.

Sometimes w/o 'aber':
eg. We war grausam, zwar hatte er Intelligenz. He was cruel (but) admittedly he had intelligence.