Er ernährte sich nur von Wasser und Brot.
He lived only on bread and water.
Sie studiert Medizin und ihre Schwester geht noch in die Schule.
She studies medicine and her sister is still at school.Omitting the subject
When the same subject is used in clauses connected by und,aberand
sondernit is often left out in the second clause:Ich komme aus Frankfurt und (ich) bin ledig.
Wir wohnen nicht mehr in Bonn, sondern (wir) leben jetzt in Bremen.Connecting subordinate clauses
Althoughund,aber,oderandsondernusually link main clauses, they can
also be used to connect two subordinate clauses:Ich hoffe, dass man nicht lange warten muss unddass es nicht zu viel
kostet.
I hope that you don’t have to wait long andthat it doesn’t cost
too much.Subordinating conjunctions
Major subordinating conjunctions
Frequently used subordinating conjunctions in German include:als when (referring to an event or period in the past)
bevor before
bis until
da as, since
damit so (that)
dass that
nachdem after
ob whether (or not)
obwohl although
sobald as soon as
seitdem since
während while
weil becauseUnit 18: Conjunctions and clauses 135