Subordinate Conjunctions

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place or	location	wo- where
direction	origin	woher- (from) where
destination	wohin- (to) where
extension	soweit- as, so far as, insofar as
time	point in time	als – when, as wie – as
duration	solange – as long as während – while indes (geh.) – while
repetition	sooft – as often as wenn – whenever, when
referring to previous events	als – when nachdem – after seitdem – since sobald – as soon as wie – wenn
referring to impending events	bis – until bevor – before ehe – before
cause, reason	concessive (insufficientreason)	obgleich – even though, although obschon obwohl obzwar wenn auch wenngleich wennschon wiewohl; as well as ohne daß (negative) – without es sei denn, dass – unless
conditional (possiblereason)	falls – if wenn – if sofern – provided (that) wo(fern) (old) – if angenommen (daß) im Falle daß – in the case that vorausgesetzt daß – assuming that
causal (actual reason)	da – because, since weil – because deswegen weil – because umsomehr als – all the more considering or as zumal (decisive reason) – especially or particularly as, since
purpose, consequence	final (purpose, goal)	damit – so that daß – that auf daß (elevated style) (old) – that um (w/infinitive phrase) – in order to
consecutive (consequence, effect)	daß – that so daß – so that weshalb – why ohne (w/inf. clause) – without ohne daß (non-occurring consequence) – without + gerund als daß (impossible consequence) – too + adj. + to + inf.
manner	comparative	wie (equality) – as als (inequality) – than soviel (degree) – as much soweit (degree) – as far wie wenn (comparison within fact) – as when als ob (comparison contrary to fact) – as if or though als wenn (comparison contrary to fact) – as if or though
adversative (contrast)	während – while indes – however indessen – however wohingegen – whereas, while (an)statt (w/inf) – instead of + gerund statt daß (substitute) – instead
instrumental (means, accompanyingcircumstance)	indem – by, while dadurch daß – by + gerund + that ohne daß (negative) – without + gerund
proportion	je . . . desto – the . . . the (the + comparative + the + comparative) je . . . je – the . . . the (the + comparative + the + comparative) je . . . umso – the . . . the (the + comparative + the + comparative) umso . . . je- the . . . the (the + comparative + the + comparative) je nachdem – depending on