Conjunctions

NOTES

(by DuoItalian)

A conjunction is a part of speech that is used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

• Non ho sete, né fame. (I’m not hungry nor thirsty.)
• Vuoi birra o vino? (Do you want beer or wine?)
• Cammina più veloce oppure faremo tardi. (Walk faster or else we’ll be late.)
• Non giochiamo se piove. (We do not play if it rains.)

TIP: The conjunction e (and) is used before a word beginning with a consonant, whereas the conjunction ed (and) is used before a word beginning with a vowel.

• Arancione e grigio sono colori. (Orange and grey are colors.)
• Un ragazzo ed una ragazza. (A boy and a girl.)

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VOCABULARY

(from Duolingo)

e	and
perché	because
ma	but
se	if
né	nor, neither
o	or
oppure	or else, otherwise
che	that
finché	as long as
mentre	while
bensì	but, rather
sia	both

 

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