Italian conjunctions
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HideItalian conjunctions
A conjunction (congiunzione) links words, phrases or clauses and shows the logical relationship between them.
Coordinating conjunctions (and, but, indeed, also)
These conjunctions join two or more syntactically similar phrases.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
|
E Ed |
And |
| Anche | Too/As well |
| Pure | Also |
| Inoltre | Furthemore |
| O | Or |
| Oppure | Or/Otherwise |
|
Ma Però |
But |
| Tuttavia | However/Nevertheless |
| Nonostante | Despite |
| Invece | Instead |
|
Dunque Perciò Quindi |
So/Therefore |
| Infatti | Indeed |
| Cioè | Namely/That is |
| Sia...che | Both....and |
| O....o | Either...or |
E vs Ed
Remember! Ed (And) is used instead of E when it precedes words beginning with a vowel.
Check out the following example.
| E (+ consonant) | Ed (+ vowel) |
|---|---|
| Mangio e vado al mare. | Mangio ed inizio a scrivere. |
| I'll eat and I'll go to the sea | I'll eat and I'll start writing |
Subordinating conjunctions (where, because, since)
These conjunctions link two or more phrases, and one of them depends on the other.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
|
Dal momento che Siccome Visto che Dato che |
Since/Considering |
| Che | That |
| Anche se | Even though |
| Perchè | Because |
| Mentre | While/Instead |
| Come se | As if |
| Dove | Where |
| Finchè | As long as |
| Quando | When |
Indirect speech conjunctions (how much, how, if)
These conjunctions that usually introduce reported speech are generally preceded by verbs such as Chiedere (Ask), Dire (Say), Raccontare (Tell).
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| Se | If |
| Che | That |
| Come | How |
| Quanto | How much |
| Quando | When |
| Perchè | Why |
Position of conjunctions
Conjunctions are usually at the beginning of the phrase they introduce.
Their position in a sentence isn't, however, fixed, and depends on the communicative intentions of the speaker.
Take a look at the following example.
| Introducing a phrase | Another position |
|---|---|
| Non ho comprato il pane anche se mi avevi detto di prenderlo. | Sarebbe meglio, tuttavia, comprare il pane. |
| I didn't buy the bread even though you told me to do so. | It would be however better, to buy the bread. |
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