Study Resource: List of subordinating conjunctions in German
Subordinating Conjunctions of Time
als
when
→ for non-repeating pastbevor
before
bis
until
ehe
before
nachdem
after
seit
since
seitdem
since
sobald
as soon as
solange (wie)
as long as
sooft
as often as
während
while
währenddessen
while
wenn
when
→ for present or future and repeated events in the past
Subordinating Conjunctions of Reason
da
since, as
weil
because
weshalb
which is why
weswegen
which is why
zumal
especially as
Subordinating Conjunctions of Condition
falls
if
insofern als (dass)
inasmuch as
so (... denn)
if
sobald
once, as soon as
sofern
provided that
sofern
as far as
wenn
if
Subordinating Conjunctions of Contrast
anstatt dass
instead of
anstatt zu (+ infinitive)
instead of
auch wenn
even though
gleichwohl
although
obgleich
although, albeit
obschon
although, albeit
obwohl
although, even though
obzwar
although, albeit
selbst wenn
even if
statt dass
instead of
trotzdem
trotzdem
even though
während
while, whereas
wenn auch
even though
wenngleich … auch
even though
wiewohl
although
wobei
taking into account that
wohingegen
whereas
Subordinating Conjunctions of Purpose
damit
so that
sodass
so that
um … zu (+ infinitive)
in order to
Subordinating Conjunctions of Complement
dass
that
ob
whether, if
Subordinating Conjunctions of Comparison
je
the more
umso
all the more
Subordinating Conjunctions of Modality
als ob
as if
als wenn
as though
indem
by (doing)
ohne dass
without
ohne zu (+ infinitive)
without
so dass
so much that
so viel (auch)
however much
wie
how
wie wenn
as if
Indirect Questions
bis wann
until when
wann
when (what time or day)
warum
why
weshalb
why
wo
where
wobei
whereby
wodurch
in what way
wofür
what for
wogegen
against what
woher
where from
wohin
where to
womit
with what
wonach
after what
woneben
next to which
woran
where at
worauf
whereupon
worin
wherein
worunter
under which
wovon
what from
wovor
before what
wozu
what for
wozwischen
between which
