| „subordinate conjunctions“ | |
| after | = „danach“ We’re having ice cream after dinner. |
| before | = „bevor“, „vor“, „vorher“, „ehe“ Before the night was over, somebody would be dead. |
| as | = „da“, „weil“ oder „als“, „wenn“, „wie“ As you asked nicely, I’ll do it. I will help you as I finish up here. |
| since | = „seit“ (einem Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit) oder „da“, „weil“ I’ve known her since the first day of school. Since you couldn’t be there, we took some pictures for you. |
| for | = „seit“ (eine Zeitdauer betreffend) oder „weil“, „denn“, „da“ I’ve known her for twenty years. He was desperate, for he had no food, no home, no money. |
| whether | = „ob“ I didn’t know whether to walk or take a taxi. |
| because | = „weil“, „denn“, „da“ I called you because I miss you. |
| when | = „wenn“, „als“, „während“, usw. Return the key when you finished the errands. |
| lest | = „damit nicht“, „aus Furcht, dass“, „für den Fall, dass“ I held on tightly, lest we fall from the sled. |
| provided providing | = „vorausgesetzt“, „voraussetzend“, „sofern“ We’ll finish this quickly, provided everyone works hard. |
| although though | = „obwohl“, „auch wenn“, „jedoch“ Although we’d all been up for twenty hours, nobody was tired. The dinner was delicious. I do need something sweet, though. |
| so that so | = „folglich“, „somit“, „sodass“, „so dass“, „damit“ The sun was shining, so we didn’t need our jackets. He’s making his own lunch so that he can save money. |
| if | = „falls“, „wenn“ Give me a call if you hear anything interesting. |
| than | = „als“, „wie“ Zurich is bigger than Baden. |
| supposing | = „angenommen“, „vorausgesetzt“ Supposing we were to rob a bank, how would we do it? |
| so as to in order to | = „um… zu“, „sodass“, „so dass“, „damit I took a taxi so as to make it on time. I’m buying my Christmas presents now in order to avoid the last-minute shopper crowds. |
| unless | = „ausser“, „ausgenommen (, dass…)“, „wenn nicht“, „es sei denn“, „falls nicht“, usw. We can’t finish this project unless we hire more people. |
| while | = „während“, „obwohl“, „solange“, „derweil“ oder „gleichzeitig“, „zur gleichen Zeit“ I’ll cut the onions while you peel the potatoes, okay? While avocados are healthy, they aren’t very sustainable. |
| till until | = „bis“, „soweit, bis“ Everybody has to stay until the job is done! Till next Monday! |
| whereas | = „hingegen“, „obwohl“, „wobei“, „da“ oder „weil“ I’m good at writing, whereas you’re good at math. Whereas education is a public matter, it concerns everyone. |
