A2Phase A2.2
Connectors (und/aber/weil...)
Konnektoren
Coordinating (und, aber, oder, denn) and subordinating (weil, dass, wenn) conjunctions.
Key Vocabulary
undaberoderweildenndeshalb
Patterns
- Coordinating (und, aber, denn) keep V2
- Subordinating (weil, obwohl) send verb to end
- Adverbial connectors (trotzdem, daher) trigger inversion
Common Pitfalls
- Forgetting inversion after adverbials
- Mismatching two-part connectors
Examples
Obwohl es kalt ist, bleiben wir draußen.
Although it is cold, we stay outside.
Je länger er wartete, desto ungeduldiger wurde er.
The longer he waited, the more impatient he became.
Practice
Write one sentence with trotzdem + inversion, and one with je… desto.
Prerequisites
You should be comfortable with these concepts first: