A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a

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als
when (referring to past events)
Als er in Deutschland war, sah er seinen Bruder.
When he was in Germany, he saw his brother.
Caution: this word also has uses as an adverb, in which case it behaves
like a normal adverb:
“than.” Example: besser als – “better than”
“as.” Example: als Ingenieur – “as an engineer”
als ob
bis
as if
(see Unit 15 for examples)
until
Bis es regnet, bleibt es trocken.
Until it rains, it will remain dry.
da
since (because)
Ich gehe nicht ins Kino, da ich kein Geld habe.
I don’t go to movies because I have no money.
Caution: This word can also be used as an adverb (“there”) and is used
in da-compounds where it means “it” (see Unit 12). Those uses appear
with standard word order.
damit
so that
Damit Sie das Examen bestehen, sollen Sie fleißig studieren.
So that you pass the exam, you should study hard.
Caution: Not to be confused with the da-compound meaning “with
it” (see above).
daß
that
Die Kinder wußten sehr wohl, daß Feuer gefährlich ist.
The children knew very well that fire is dangerous.