Conjunctions

Question 1

e

Answer 1

and

Question 2

ma

Answer 2

but (more common than pero, and usually comes at the beginning of the phrase)

Question 3

o/oppure

Answer 3

or

Question 4

pero

Answer 4

but/however (more formal and more emphasized)

Question 5

anche

Answer 5

also

Question 6

ne…ne

Answer 6

neither… nor

Question 7

sia…sia

Answer 7

both… and

Question 8

infatti

Answer 8

indeed/in fact

Question 9

che

Answer 9

that

Question 10

se

Answer 10

if

Question 11

quando

Answer 11

when

Question 12

perche

Answer 12

why/because

Question 13

sebbene

Answer 13

although

Question 14

nonostante

Answer 14

despite

Question 15

mentre

Answer 15

while

Question 16

appena

Answer 16

as soon as

Question 17

finche

Answer 17

until/as long as

Question 18

poiche

Answer 18

since/because (more formal than perche, and used more in literature)

Question 19

affinche

Answer 19

so that

Question 20

prima che

Answer 20

before

Question 21

dopo che

Answer 21

after (used before a full clause as opposed to dopo)

Question 22

non solo… ma anche

Answer 22

not only… but also