GrammarA1· Körper & Gesundheit

Konjunktionen: und, aber, oder, denn, sondern

Joining words: and, but, or, because, but rather

Kartoffel · your teacher

Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.

From what you know

Ich bin krank. Ich bleibe zu Hause.Ich bleibe zu Hause, denn ich bin krank.

6 parts · about 4 min

1What & when

In one line

After und, aber, oder, denn and sondern, the word order stays normal.

Before

Ich bleibe zu Hause. Ich bin krank.

Watch the sentence change …

Two sentences become one: a comma, then denn. The second sentence keeps its normal order: ich bin.

„Ich bleibe zu Hause, denn ich bin krank.“ — I'm staying at home because I'm ill.

Kartoffel

First, what is it?

Five small words join two full sentences into one. They are und (and), aber (but), oder (or), denn (because) and sondern (but rather). They are the easiest joining words in German, because they don't change the word order at all.

Kartoffel

And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:

Körper & GesundheitYou need them whenever you say more than one thing at once. You say what hurts and what doesn't (Mein Kopf tut weh, aber ich habe kein Fieber). You say why you can't come (Ich bleibe zu Hause, denn ich bin krank). Or you offer a choice ().

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