German Conjunctions Alphabetical index

aber (but, however, yet, really, truly, indeed, very, oh, well)

alias (alias, pseudonym, assumed name, that is to say, namely, in other words)

als (than, as, when)

also (therefore, consequently, so, well, anyway, thus)

andererseits (on the other hand, conversely, on the flip side)

angenommen (assuming, supposing, provided that, if, accepted, approved, adopted, assumed, taken)

ansonsten (otherwise, if not, or else)

anstatt (instead of, rather than)

auch (also, too, as well, in addition, indeed, really, even, and, as well as)

außer (except, apart from, unless, except that, outside)

außerdem (furthermore, moreover, in addition, also, besides, additionally, apart from that)

bevor (before, previously, beforehand)

beziehungsweise (or, respectively, or rather, more precisely, specifically)

bis (until, till, to, up to)

bzw. (respectively, or, or rather, as the case may be)

da (there, here, over there, because, since, as, then, at that moment, at that time, oh, well)

dadurch (thereby, by that, through that, as a result of that, consequently, therefore, as a result)

dagegen (against it, against that, in opposition to it, on the other hand, in contrast, however, compared to that, in contrast to that, next to that)

daher (therefore, consequently, hence, for that reason, so, as a consequence)

damit (so that, in order that, with that, with it, thereby, with which, with what)

danach (after that, afterwards, subsequently, then, after, once, when)

dann (then, after that, in that case, so)

daraufhin (thereupon, subsequently, after that, as a result, consequently, therefore)

darum (therefore, for that reason, that's why, so, about that, concerning that, for it, around it)

dass (that, so that, in order that)

demnach (therefore, consequently, accordingly, hence, thus, so, which means)

denn (because, since, for, then (in questions), really (in questions), what (in questions), then, in that case, well then)

dennoch (nevertheless, however, despite that, nonetheless, yet, anyway, even so, still, regardless)

derweil (meanwhile, in the meantime, while, as, during which time)

deshalb (therefore, for that reason, consequently, that's why, for this reason, for this motive)

desto (the (more/less), all the (more/less))

deswegen (therefore, that's why, for that reason, on account of that, so, consequently)

doch (yes (in contradiction), but, however, indeed, after all, really, yet, yes (emphatic), no (emphatic contradiction), come on)

ehe (before, ere, prior to, marriage, matrimony, wedlock)

entweder (either)

ergo (therefore, consequently, hence, thus)

erst (only, not until, just, first, especially, all the more, only now, only when)

falls (in case, if, provided that)

folglich (therefore, consequently, as a result, hence)

geschweige (let alone, much less, not to mention)

gleich (same, equal, identical, similar, immediately, right away, soon, shortly, as soon as, immediately after, directly after, just, already (for emphasis))

gleichwohl (nevertheless, however, nonetheless, yet, still, although, even though, despite that)

hingegen (on the contrary, in contrast, on the other hand, however, conversely, while, whereas, whilst)

indem (by, by doing so, in that, while, as, by (simultaneous))

indes (meanwhile, in the meantime, in the interim, whilst, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, despite that)

indessen (meanwhile, whilst, during which time, however, nevertheless, yet)

insbesondere (especially, particularly, above all, in particular)

insofern (insofar as, to the extent that, inasmuch as, in that, since, given that, provided that)

insoweit (insofar as, to that extent, in that respect, to a certain extent, partially, somewhat)

inwieweit (to what extent, how far, in how far)

inzwischen (meanwhile, in the meantime, in the interim, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, despite that)

je (each, per, respectively, the more... the more, depending on, according to, ever, at any time, at some point)

jedoch (however, but, yet, nevertheless, still, though)

nachdem (after, once, afterwards, subsequently, thereafter)

nachher (afterwards, later, subsequently, thereafter, lest, otherwise, in case, so that not)

noch (still, yet, so far, more, even, additionally, later, in the future, nor)

nur (only, just, merely, solely, simply, indeed, do, but, except)

ob (whether, if, no matter if)

obgleich (although, even though, albeit)

obschon (although, though, even though)

obwohl (although, though, even though, despite the fact that)

od (or (abbreviation))

oder (or, in other words, that is to say, or else, otherwise)

ohne (without)

plus (plus, and, added to, advantage, benefit, positive aspect, in addition to)

respektiv (respectively, or, alternatively, as the case may be)

seit (since, for)

seitdem (since then, ever since)

seither (since then, ever since, from that moment on, since)

so (so, thus, in this way, like this, very, such, therefore, consequently, as a result, well, alright, there)

sobald (as soon as, once, directly after, immediately, right away, promptly, soon)

sodann (then, after that, subsequently, therefore, consequently)

sodass (so that, with the result that)

sofern (provided that, as long as, if, insofar as, as far as)

solange (as long as, while, so long as, for so long, for such a long time)

somit (therefore, consequently, as a result, thus, so)

sonder (but rather, but instead, special, peculiar, particular (archaic))

sondern (but rather, but instead, but also, as well as)

soviel (so much, so many, as much, as many, as far as, to the extent that)

soweit (as far as, to the extent that, insofar as, so far, up to now, up to this point, as yet)

sowie (as well as, and also, in addition to, as soon as, once, directly)

sowohl (both... and, as well as, equally, in both cases)

statt (instead of, in place of, rather than)

teils (partly, partially, in part, to some extent, on the one hand... on the other hand)

trotz (despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, despite the fact that, although, even though)

trotzdem (nevertheless, however, still, all the same, in spite of that, anyway, yet, despite that)

um (around, about, at, to, in order to, by, by about, um, uh, erm)

umso (all the more, even more, the more, consequently, therefore)

und (and, and (emphatic), still, always)

unterdessen (meanwhile, in the meantime, during that time, whereas, while, on the other hand)

vielmehr (rather, instead, in reality, on the contrary, but rather)

wann (when, whenever)

weder (neither, nor)

weil (because, since, as, well, it's that)

wenigstens (at least, at the very least, just, still)

wenn (if, when, whenever)

wenngleich (although, even though, albeit)

weshalb (why, for what reason, which is why, therefore, for that reason)

weswegen (why, for what reason, on account of what, which is why, for which reason, that's why)

wie (how, as, like, how much, how many, how far, how old, how (exclamatory))

wiederum (on the other hand, in turn, by contrast, again, whereas, in contrast, conversely, then again)

wiewohl (although, even though, albeit, in such a way that, as, how)

wo (where, wherever)

wobei (although, even though, despite, whereas, whereby, during which, in which process)

wodurch (by what, through what, whereby, by which, through which)

wogegen (whereas, while, in contrast, against which, what...against)

wohingegen (whereas, while, in contrast)

woraufhin (whereupon, after which, as a result)

woraus (from what, out of what, what from, from which, out of which, from where)

worin (in what, wherein, what in, in which)

worum (about what, what about, about which, what it's about)

worüber (about what, what about, over what, about which, over which)

während (while, as, during, throughout, whereas)

zudem (furthermore, additionally, moreover, besides, also, in addition)

zugleich (at the same time, simultaneously, concurrently, also, as well, moreover)

zumal (especially since, particularly as, above all because, especially, particularly, above all)

zwar (although, indeed, it is true that, admittedly, certainly, it is true, that's right)