Sentence
das Komma
In English: comma (comma rules)
German commas follow grammar, not pauses. A comma is required between a main clause and every subordinate, relative or um ... zu clause, before aber, sondern and denn, and between items in a list. There is no comma before und or oder in a list, and none after an opening time or place expression.
Example: Ich glaube, dass der Kurs, den du meinst, schon voll ist.
Related lessons
- Subordinate clauses: weil, dass, wenn, ob (B1)
- Relative clauses: der, die, das (B1)
- The infinitive with zu: um... zu, ohne... zu, statt... zu (B1)