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Conjunctional adverbs: trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen (inversion)

Konjunktionaladverbien: trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen (Inversion)

Conjunctional adverbs (trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen, dennoch, außerdem) trigger inversion.

Structure

Hauptsatz. Trotzdem/Deshalb + Verb + Subjekt ... (Position 1 → Inversion)

main clause. Trotzdem/Deshalb + verb + subject ... (position 1 → inversion)

Details

Part of Speech
Conjunction
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Explanation

What it is. Conjunctional adverbs link two main clauses in meaning, but grammatically they are adverbs. Common ones: trotzdem (nevertheless), deshalb/deswegen/darum (therefore), dennoch (yet), außerdem (besides).

How it works. When such an starts the clause (position 1), the conjugated verb stays in second position and the subject follows the verb - this is called Inversion:

  • . Adverb + Verb + + ...

Examples.

  • Es war kalt. Trotzdem gingen wir schwimmen. - It was cold. Nevertheless we went swimming.
  • Ich habe keine Zeit. Deshalb komme ich nicht. - I have no time. Therefore I'm not coming.
  • Es regnete stark. Deswegen blieben wir zu Hause. - It was raining hard. That's why we stayed home.

Common mistakes. Because these are adverbs and not subordinating conjunctions, the does not go to the end. Write Deshalb gehe ich ( second), not Deshalb ich gehe. Compare with weil (a real ): ... weil ich keine Zeit habe ( last).

About Conjunctional adverbs: trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen (inversion)

Conjunctional adverbs (trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen, dennoch, außerdem) trigger inversion.

trotzdem (nevertheless), deshalb/deswegen (therefore), dennoch (yet), außerdem (besides) connect main clauses. At position 1 the conjugated stays second, so the comes after the verb.

Konjunktionaladverbien stehen auf Position 1 und führen zur Inversion ( vor ).

Caution

These are adverbs, not subordinating conjunctions: when they start the clause, the verb stays in second position and the subject follows it ('Deshalb gehe ich ...').

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