Subjordinating Conjunctions and Subordinate (Dependent) Clauses
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nachdem
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after
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| wer, wo, was, wann, warum, wie, wieviel, u.s.w. | |
| The question words are subordinating conjunctions as are the relative pronouns. | |
Think of these words as "boot"-words. |
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Why? Because they "boot" the inflected
verb (the verb whose stem + endings match the subject)
to the end of the clause. Look at the diagrams and sentences
below to see how this works.
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1. Er soll hier nicht so schnell fahren. |
1. Er weiß, dass er hier nicht so schnell fahren soll. |
| 1. He is not supposed to drive so fast here. | 1. He knows that he is not supposed to drive so fast here. |
2. Sie besuchen uns. |
2. Sie bringen Blumen, wenn sie uns besuchen. |
| 2. They visit us. | 2. They bring flowers whenever they visit us. |
3. Ingrid kommt ins Kino mit. |
3. Ich weiß nicht, ob Ingrid ins Kino mitkommt. |
| 3. Ingrid is coming along to the movies. | 3. I don't know whether Ingrid is coming along to the movies. |
4. Ich will nicht ins Kino gehen. |
4. Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ich nicht ins Kino gehen will. |
| 4. I don't want to go to the movies. | 4. I'm staying home because I don't want to go to the movies. |
5. Sie ist meine Nachbarin. |
5. Ich kenne sie nicht so gut, obwohl sie meine Nachbarin ist. |
| 5. She is my neighbor. | 5. I don't know her very well, although she is my neighbor. |
6. Wir waren noch Kinder.
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6. Ich lernte ihn kennen, als wir noch Kinder waren. |
| 6. We were still children. | 6. I met him when we were still children. |
7. Wir gingen ins Restaurant. |
Ingrid hatte schon gegessen, bevor wir ins Restaurant gingen. |
| 7. We went to the restaurant. | 7. Ingrid had already eaten before we went to the restaurant. |
8. Sie gehen in die Disko. |
8. Sie kommen erst nach Hause, nachdem
sie in die Disko gehen.
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| 8. They are going to the disco. | 8. They'll be home only after they go to the disco. |
Click here to practice "booting" verbs to the end of the clause.
©A. Campitelli, Greensboro, NC 1999-2004