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Conjunctions 14-34
Russian Conjunctions 14-34 (info) [Comma & Grammar rules] {Extra}
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| если бы | if (counterfactual, If i had... I'd...) [Comma separates clauses. Sentence starts with Если бы..., and there will be бы in the second part of the sentence. All verbs will be in past tense form] |
| пока | while (simultaneity) [Comma separates clauses] |
| пока не | until (the не is not negation) [Comma separates clauses] |
| едва | scarcely, hardly (often + как) [Comma separates clauses, often put как after the comma if correlative] |
| прежде чем | before (often separates two verbs) [Comma before прежде чем. A infinitive verb is often placed after] |
| после того как | after [Comma separates clauses] |
| с тех пор как | since the time when (starts a duration) [Comma separates clauses] |
| в то время как | while, whereas (often contrast) [Comma separates clauses] |
| до того как | before the moment when [Comma before до того как. A perfective verb or finished verb is usually placed after.] |
| хоть | though (colloquial) [Comma separates clauses. Often Хоть и..., но...) |
| несмортя на то что | despite the fact that (formal version of хотя and used in writing) [Comma separates clauses] |
| пусть | let, so be it, even if (dismissive) [Comma separates clauses] |
| пускай | same as пусть (colloquial) [Comma separates clauses] |
| даже если | even if (Shows defiance) [Comma separates clauses] |
| зато | but, however (Contrast, but with positivity and reason) [Comma before зато] |
| и... и... | both... and... (emphatic) [Comma after first clause] |
| не только... но и... | not only... but also.... [Comma after first clause] |
| как... так и... | both... and... (formal and used in writing) [Comma after first clause] |
| то... то... | now... now... (alternating) [Comma after first clause] |
| не то... не то... | either... or... (uncertain) [Comma after first clause] |
| чем... тем... | the more... the more... (often a adverb then a short comparative adjective) [Comma after first clause] |