GrammarB1· Bergtour
Konzessiv- und Konsekutivsätze: obwohl, sodass
Although and so that: obwohl, sodass, so … dass
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
From what you know
Es regnet. Trotzdem gehen wir wandern.becomesObwohl es regnet, gehen wir wandern.6 parts · about 4 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineobwohl (although) and sodass (so) send the verb to the end.
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Before
Es regnet. Wir gehen wandern.
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obwohl sends regnet to the end. The whole clause takes position 1, so the starts with its verb.
„Obwohl es regnet, gehen wir wandern.“ — Although it's raining, we're going hiking.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
Here are two new kinds of , a clause that can't stand alone. obwohl (although) names something that should stop an action, but the action happens anyway. sodass (so, with the result that) names a result. Like weil and dass, both send the to the end. That is the verb with the person ending, like regnet or hat.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
BergtourYou need them to tell a story with ups and downs: – –
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