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A comprehensive guide to Spanish conjunctions
Connect grammatically equal elements
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| y | and |
| e | and (before i, hi) |
| o | or |
| u | or (before o, ho) |
| pero | but |
| mas | but (formal) |
| sino | but rather |
| sino que | but rather that |
| sino también | but also |
| no solo… sino… | not only… but… |
| no solo… sino también… | not only… but also… |
| bien… bien… | either… or… |
| ora… ora… | now… now… |
| además | furthermore, also |
| en cambio | on the other hand |
| incluso | even |
| así como | just as, as well as |
| igual que | just like |
| mientras tanto | meanwhile |
| al contrario | on the contrary |
| aun así | even so |
| de cualquier manera | in any way |
| de cualquier modo | in any way |
| de todos modos | anyway |
| de todas formas | in any case |
| sin embargo | however |
| no obstante | however |
| entonces | so, then |
| así pues | so, thus |
| así que | so, therefore |
| por eso | that is why |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| por tanto | therefore |
| por consiguiente | consequently |
| por ende | therefore |
| esto es | that is |
| es decir | that is |
| o sea | that is, I mean |
Introduce a dependent clause
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| porque | because |
| como | since, because, as |
| debido a que | because |
| puesto que | since, given that |
| ya que | since, because |
| pues | since, because |
| de ahí que | hence |
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| si | if |
| siempre que | as long as |
| a menos que | unless |
| a no ser que | unless |
| en caso de que | in case |
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| aunque | although |
| aunque sí | although yes, even if so |
| aun cuando | even when, although |
| pese a que | although, despite the fact that |
| a pesar de que | despite the fact that |
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| cuando | when |
| tan pronto como | as soon as |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| apenas | as soon as, barely |
| apenas si | barely |
| después de que | after |
| tras | after |
| mientras | while |
| mientras que | whereas |
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| a fin de que | so that |
| de manera que | so that |
| de modo que | so that |
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| como si | as if |
| igual que | just like |
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| así que | so, therefore |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| por tanto | therefore |
| por consiguiente | consequently |
| por ende | therefore |
| de manera que | so that |
| de modo que | so that |
| por eso | that is why |
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| que | that (subordinating) |
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| según | according to |
| ya sea que | whether |
Paired structures
| Conjunction | Translation |
|---|---|
| tanto… como… | both… and… |
| bien… bien… | either… or… |
| no solo… sino… | not only… but… |
| no solo… sino también… | not only… but also… |
| ya sea… ya sea… | whether… or… |
| ya sea / ya sea que | whether |