CONJUNCTIONES

(the * sign means requiring subjunctive mood)

Conjunctions are the "glue" of a sentence, joining clauses, phrases and words together.
Conjunctions joining clauses together are divided into two types: coordinating and subordinating.


1) COORDINATING conjunctions
(which join clauses of equal importance)

1.1 - copulative (and)
et, atque, ac, que, etiam, quoque
modo - modo, et - et, tum - tum, cum -tum, tam -quam

1.2 - disjunctive (or)
aut, vel, -ve, sive, seu
aut - aut, vel -vel, sive -sive

1.3 - adversative (but)
sed, autem, verum, vero, at, tamen, attamen, sedtamen, verumtam
atqui, quidem, immo, immo vero,
non solum (modo, tantum) - sed etiam

1.4 - conclusive (therefore)
igitur, itaque, ergo, proinde, ideo, propterea
ob eam rem, ob hanc rem, ea de causa, quam ob rem, quaproter

1.5 - causal (because)
nam, enim, etenim

2) SUBORDINATING conjunctions
(which join a subordinate clause to a main clause on which it depends for its meaning)

2.1 - temporal (when)
cum, quando,
dum, donec, quoad
antequam, priusquam, postquam
ut, ubi, ut primum, ubi primum, cum primum, simulac, simulatque

2.2 - causal (because)
quia, quod, quoniam
*cum, *quippe cum

2.3 - finality (in order to)
*ut, * quo, *ne, *neve, *quominus

2.4 - consecutive (then)
*ut, *ut non, *quin

2.5 - comparative (like)
ut (uti) sicut, sicut (sicuti), velut (veluti), tamquam (tanquam)
prout, quoad,
*quasi, *quasi vero, *tamquam (si), *velut (si), *ut (si),
*ac (si)

2.6 - conditional (if)
si, sin autem, siminus, si modo, nisi, si non, dummodo, dum, modo

2.7 concessive (although)
quamquam, etsi, etiam
*quamvis, *cum, *ut, *licet