Conjunctions - 1
Met een voegwoord kan je zinnen aan elkaar koppelen.
| en |
and |
| of (of dit, of dat) |
or |
| maar |
but |
| omdat |
because |
| want |
for |
| nadat |
after |
| voordat |
before |
| totdat |
until |
| tot |
till |
| terwijl |
while, if |
| als |
when, as |
| alsof |
as if |
| of (of het klopt) |
if/whether |
| hoewel, ofschoon, ondanks dat |
though, although |
| aangezien, daar, sinds |
since |
| zodra/zolang |
as soon as |
| toen, wanneer |
when |
| toen, aangezien, terwijl |
as |
| zodat |
so that |
| tenzij |
unless |
| terwijl |
while |
| zodat |
so that |
| tenzij |
unless |
| terwijl |
while |
| dus |
so |
Conjunctions - 2
Let op! De volgende voegwoorden kan je alleen tussen zinnen gebruiken.
De overige kunnen ook aan het begin van een zin staan.
| F |
A |
N |
B |
O |
Y |
S |
| for |
and |
nor |
but |
or |
yet |
so |
| omdat |
en |
noch |
maar |
of |
toch |
dus |
Voorbeeldzinnen:
| conjunction |
sentence |
| although |
Although he's very famous, he is still nice. |
| and |
I like tea and you like coffee. |
| as |
As I arrived, she was leaving. |
| |
As you couldn't see the film, we'll tell you someting about it. |
| |
As I was preparing breakfast, she was laying the table. |
| as if |
Aunt Alexandra was sitting in a rocking-chair exactly as if she had sat there every day of her life. |
| as long as |
I will take my chances as long as you love me. |
| as soon as |
As soon as you stop wanting something you get it. |
| though |
Though it is not an ox, it has horns; |
| |
though it is not an ass, it has a pack-saddle; |
| |
and wherever it goes it leaves silver behind. What is it?* |
| till |
Just you wait, Henry Higgins, till you're sick. |
| because |
She goes to the tennis club because she likes to play tennis. |
| but |
He reads magazines but he doesn't like to read books. |
| how |
Do you know how he's doing? |
*a snail
Conjunctions - 3
Voorbeeldzinnen:
| conjunction |
sentence |
| what |
Did he ever tell what programme he likes best? |
| if |
If you were older, you could go to the party. |
| |
I don't know if I really love her. |
| whether |
We should find out whether the museum is open (or not). |
| when |
When you are older, you can go to the party. |
| while |
I stayed up while you were sleeping. |
| or |
Shall I stay or shall I go? |
| since |
Since he's lost his money, he couldn't go to the restaurant. |
| so |
I didn't know just what to do, so I whispered: “ I love you.” |
| so that |
She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward. |
| unless |
Her baby cannot fall asleep unless she stays in the room. |
| what |
I don't know what you mean. |
| when |
When you're in London, write an e-mail to me. |
| |
When you were in Birmingham, you never did. |
| after |
He stopped being nice to her after she told him that she was married. |
| before |
Before she told him about her marriage, he was very gallant. |
| whether |
I'm going home whether you like it or not. |
| until |
They can talk until hell freezes over. |
| for |
She left work early, for she was feeling a bit under the wheather. |
