KAPITEL 6 | TEIL 4 - SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS |
		A. Common subordinating conjunctions (subordinierende Konjunktionen) There are many subordinating conjunctions in German. We have listed the most common ones for you below. als when (with past tense) obwohl / obschon* obgleich* although als ob / als wenn as if seit / seitdem since (temporal) bevor / ehe* before (temporal) sobald as soon as bis until solange as long as damit / so daß so that sooft as often as indem by doing something während while, whereas nachdem after (with past perfect) weil, da* because, since *These conjunctions are used in literary writing. The clause containing the subordinating conjunction (the dependent clause) may precede or follow the main clause.  Compare the following examples. In the first example, the dependent clause follows the main clause. In the second example, the dependent clause precedes the main clause. Er raucht sehr viel, obwohl es ungesund ist. He smokes a lot although it is unhealthy. Intermatik Audio: kap6/IMK-K6-GR-0040 Obwohl es ungesund ist, raucht er sehr viel. Although it is unhealthy, he smokes a lot. Intermatik Audio: kap6/IMK-K6-GR-0041 Now compare the word order in both examples. Within the subordinating clause, the conjugated verb is in last position When the subordinating clause begins the sentence, it will end with the conjugated verb. The verb of the main clause will follow the comma.