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In English: connector (linking word)
A word that links two clauses and shows the logic between them. The type decides the word order: und, aber, denn change nothing; weil, obwohl, damit send the verb to the end; deshalb, trotzdem, außerdem take position 1, so the verb follows at once.
Example: Es regnet, deshalb bleiben wir zu Hause. Wir bleiben zu Hause, weil es regnet.
Related lessons
- Concession and contrast: obwohl, trotzdem, während, dagegen (B2)
- Purpose and consequence: damit, um... zu, sodass, deshalb (B2)
- Connectors for argumentation: indem, sofern, zumal, folglich, hingegen (C1)