German Conjunctions Explained

What is german conjunctions?

Learn German conjunctions like und, oder, aber, denn and weil with simple rules, word order examples and free practice exercises.

German conjunctions is an important beginner topic because it appears constantly in normal German sentences.

The best way to learn it is to understand the basic pattern, then practise it in short examples until it feels natural.

Ich komme, aber ich bin spät.I am coming, but I am late.

Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil ich müde bin.I am staying home because I am tired.

Ich trinke Tee und esse Brot.I drink tea and eat bread.

Und, oder, aber and denn usually keep normal word order.

Weil often sends the conjugated verb to the end of the clause.

Conjunctions help you build longer German sentences.

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Do not translate word for word from English. German often uses its own fixed grammar pattern.

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Learn the pattern together with complete example sentences, not as an isolated rule.

Und, oder, aber and denn usually keep normal word order.

Weil often sends the conjugated verb to the end of the clause.

Now it is time to practise german conjunctions. Use the exercises below to turn the explanation into real German sentence patterns.

German conjunctions Practice und, oder, aber, denn and weil. Conjunctions

German word order Practice verb position and sentence structure. Word order

Build German sentences A2 Build longer German sentences with connectors. Sentence building

German short texts A2 Read short texts with conjunctions in context. Reading