Conjunctions: und, aber, weil

Sätze verbinden

Every sentence so far has stood alone. Today you learn to connect them - which is exactly what the Schreiben (writing) exam rewards, and what makes speech sound like actual conversation instead of a string of flashcards.

Coordinating conjunctions: word order stays normal

und (and), aber (but), oder (or) simply glue two complete sentences together - verb-second (Lesson 5) stays untouched in both halves:

Ich lerne Deutsch, und ich wohne in Berlin.
Ich möchte kommen, aber ich habe keine Zeit.

weil: the verb jumps to the end

weil ("because") looks like a simple word swap for "denn," but it genuinely changes the word order of the clause that follows it - the conjugated verb moves to the very end:

Ich lerne Deutsch, weil ich in Deutschland wohne. (wohne pushed to the end)

Compare to what you'd expect from English "because I live in Germany" - the verb stays put in English but moves in German. This single word order shift is one of the most common A2-level mistakes, worth practicing deliberately. Full table including dass/wenn: Reference - Conjunctions.

Quick recall check

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Cross-checked against the Goethe-Institut A1 practice materials, which requires connected sentences throughout Schreiben.

Want to practice joining longer sentences about your own life? Ask your teaching agent to check your word order.