Please find below a list of subordinating conjunctions in German with their English translations. For testing your knowledge about coordinating and subordinating conjunctions go to Test Yourself. The quiz is designed for intermediate/ advanced students. You find the answer key on the same page. Have fun.
German Subordinating Conjunctions, GermanEnglish:
als
als ob
bevor/ ehe
bis
dadamit
dass
ehe
falls
indem
nachdem
obobgleich
obschon
obwohl
seit/seitdem
sobald
so dass
solang(e)
sooft
trotzdem
waehrend
weil
wenn
as, whenas ifbeforeuntilas, since (because)so that, in order thatthatbeforein casewhileafterwhether, ifalthoughalthoughalthoughsinceas soon asso thatas/so long asas often asdespite the fact thatwhile, whereasbecauseif, when, wheneverAll of the interrogative words such as wann, wer, wie, wo, usw. can also be used as subordinating conjunctions.
