Spanish Subordinating Conjunction
See also: Conjunción and Conjunction types
Subordinating conjunctions (conjunciones de subordinación) are words or expressions that link a main clause to a dependent clause.
For example
- Es obvio que tú no comprendes. - It's obvious that you don't understand.
- Aunque llegues tarde, no estoy enfadado. - Although you're late, I'm not angry.
- Como es domingo, iremos a ver a la abuela. - As it is Sunday, we will visit grandma.
Some common Spanish subordinating conjunctions:
- aunque -although, even though
- ya que -since
- cuando - when
- porque - because
- mientras - as, while
- que - that
- mientras que - while, whereas
- a menos que - unless
- como - as
- donde - where
These conjunctions do not have an orthografic accent.
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