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Examples
1. Als seine Tochter erwachsen war, wollte
der Müller sie verheiraten.
2. Das Mädchen hatte ihren Bräutigam
nicht so recht lieb und es hatte auch
kein Vertrauen zu ihm.
3. Das Mädchen hatte Angst, deshalb
streute es Erbsen auf den Weg.
4 a. Als ein Freier kam, gab ihm der
Müller seine Tochter zur Frau.
b. Als das Mädchen noch klein war, starb
seine Mutter.
c. Immer wenn sie sich trafen, hatte die
Tochter Angst.
d. Wenn die alte Frau dem Mädchen
nicht geholfen hätte, wäre das
Mädchen gestorben.
e. Wenn ein neuer Freier kommt, wird
das Mädchen ihn heiraten.
When his daughter had grown up, the miller
wanted to give her in marriage.
The girl did not really like her fiancé and she did
not trust him either.
The girl was afraid, therefore she spread peas on
the path.
When a suitor came, the miller gave him his
daughter as his wife.
When the girl was still little, her mother
died.
Every time they met, the daughter was
afraid.
If the old woman hadn’t helped the girl, the
girl would have died.
If another suitor comes, the girl will marry
him.
Explanation
There are three different kinds of conjunctions.
1. Subordinating conjunctions are followed by a dependent clause.
2. Coordinating conjunctions are followed by a main clause. The coordinating conjunction is
in position 0.
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3. Adverbial conjunctions are also followed by a main clause, but the adverbial conjunction is
in position 1.
4. The conjunction als is used for
• actions in the past that occurred only once (Example a)
• actions in the present that have occurred only once
• time periods in the past (Example b).
The conjunction wenn is used for
• repeated actions in the past (Example c)
• repeated actions in the present
• conditional phrases (Example d)
• actions that will happen in the future (Example e).
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