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    The document discusses the difference between conjunctions and prepositions in German. Conjunctions connect two clauses and can be coordinating or subordinating, affecting word order. Prepositions bring nouns or pronouns into sentences and determine their case but do not affect word order. Some words can function as both.

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    The document discusses the difference between conjunctions and prepositions in German. Conjunctions connect two clauses and can be coordinating or subordinating, affecting word order. Prepositions bring nouns or pronouns into sentences and determine their case but do not affect word order. Some words can function as both.

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    Conjunctions vs Prepositions
    A conjunction is a "little word" that connects two clauses: "You're so fine, and you're mine"; "Long
    stemmed roses are the way to your heart, but he needs to start with your head." In German, a
    conjunction either "cooordinates" two "equally important" clauses, or it "subordinates" one clause
    to the101Deutsch
    other. Subordinating conjunctions make the verb go to the end in the clause they introduce, 326
    while an der
    coordinating conjunctions leave the verb position unchanged (==> the verb will usually, but not always,
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    be in position 2 after a coordinating conjunction). Since conjunctions determine the relation between
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    clauses (and, because, although, as if...), it's crucial for you to be familiar with their meanings.
    A preposition is a "little word" that brings a noun or pronoun into the sentence: "Zephyr in the sky
    night I wonder, do my tears of mourning sink beneath the sun?" Prepositions don't affect word order in
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    German, but they do determine the case of theKursseiten
    noun or pronoun they bring into the sentence. Since
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    prepositions determine what the nouns or pronouns
    they bring into the sentence are doing there (on,
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    under, with, without, instead of...), it's again crucial
    for you to be familiar with their meanings.
    German on the Web
    here for more information on prepositions.
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    A few words (e.g. seit, whrend) can be bothHren


    conjunctions and prepositions, and you have to
    determine their function by looking to see if they
    are connecting
    two phrases (Ich esse SPAM,
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    in Amerika bin: conjunction; Ich esse seit drei Stunden SPAM: preposition). English uses "after" and
    "before" as both conjunctions and prepositions, but German distinguishes the conjunctions nachdem
    and bevor from the prepositions nach and vor.
    German
    Dept.
    Even after reading this explanation, you're likely
    to sometimes
    confuse prepositions and conjunctions.
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    ==> When your instructor uses either term and you're not sure what s/he means, please ask. Many of
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    your classmates will be grateful to you!
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    Summary Tables

    PONS online dict.


    L.E.O. online dict.
    dict.cc Please refer to the Word Order
    Duden page for practice exercises and
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    diagnostic exercises on this
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    topic

    Usage Notes and Examples:


    Coordinating Conjunctions

    Resources for
    German Students
    and Teachers

    Und, denn, sondern, aber,


    oder
    Other coordinating
    conjunctions: allein,
    doch, jedoch,
    beziehungsweise

    Two-Part Coordinating
    Conjunctions

    Subordinating Conjunctions
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    Coordinating Conjunctions

    Subordinating Conjunctions

    These ocupy position 0 and leave the verb position the same
    as in the preceding clause.

    These send the conjugated verb to the


    end of the clause.

    und

    and

    bevor

    before

    denn

    because

    ehe

    before

    sondern

    but (rather)

    nachdem

    after

    aber

    but

    whrend

    during, while, whereas

    oder

    or

    seit,
    seitdem

    since (for time, not for


    "because")

    beziehungsweise or, or more precisely

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