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Common connective words
Two sentences can be related to each other in different ways, e.g.
- by relative pronouns
- by conjunctions
- by adverbs
- by adverbial, verbal or conjunctive expressions
Below are a number of common connective terms
| Dutch | English | Topic | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ook | also | Addition | adverb |
| en | and | Addition | conjunction |
| en dan | and then | Addition | conjunctive expression |
| trouwens | besides | Addition | adverb |
| daarnaast | besides that | Addition | adverb |
| verder | furthermore | Addition | adverb, adjective |
| evenzo | likewise | Addition | adverb |
| zowel ... alsook | both ... and | Addition | conjunctive expression |
| niet alleen ... maar ook | not only ... but also | Addition | conjunctive expression |
| op vergelijkbare wijze | similarly | Addition | adverbial expression |
| ook | too | Addition | adverb |
| daarna | after that | Sequence | adverb |
| nadien | afterwards | Sequence | adverb |
| eerder | earlier | Sequence | adverb, adjective |
| later | later | Sequence | adverb, adjective |
| ten eerste | firstly | Sequence | adverbial expression |
| daaropvolgend | following that | Sequence | adverb, adjective |
| aanvankelijk | initially | Sequence | adverb, adjective |
| ten tweede | secondly | Sequence | adverbial expression |
| toen | then | Sequence | adverb |
| om te beginnen | to begin with | Sequence | verbal expression |
| weliswaar | admittedly | Consequence | adverb |
| dientengevolge | as a result | Consequence | adverb |
| uiteindelijk | eventually | Consequence | adverb, adjective |
| in dat geval | in that case | Consequence | adverbial expression |
| hieruit volgt dat | it follows that | Consequence | phrase |
| dus | so, thus | Consequence | adverb |
| dan | then, than | Consequence | adverb |
| daarom | therefore | Consequence | adverb |
| of anders | alternatively | Contrast | conjunctive expression |
| hoewel | although | Contrast | conjunction |
| maar | but | Contrast | conjunction |
| vergeleken met | compared with | Contrast | participial expression |
| desondanks | despite that | Contrast | adverb |
| zelfs al | even when | Contrast | conjunctive expression |
| echter | however | Contrast | adverb |
| zo niet | if not | Contrast | adverb |
| in tegenstelling tot | in contrast tot | Contrast | prepositional expression |
| ondanks | in spite of | Contrast | preposition |
| desnietaltemin | nonetheless | Contrast | adverb |
| in tegendeel | on the contrary | Contrast | adverbial expression |
| anders | otherwise | Contrast | adverb |
| liever | rather | Contrast | adverb |
| toch | yet | Contrast | adverb |
| terwijl | whereas | Contrast | conjunction |
| zeker | certainly | Certainty | adverb |
| uiteraard | obviously | Certainty | adverb |
| natuurlijk | of course | Certainty | adverb, adjective |
| eenvoudigweg | simply | Certainty | adverb |
| ongetwijfeld | undoubtedly | Certainty | adverb |
| als | if | Condition | conjunction |
| afhankelijk van | depending on | Condition | prepositional expression |
| mits | provided that | Condition | conjunction |
| zodat | so that | Condition | conjunction |
| tenzij | unless | Condition | conjunction |
| of | whether | Condition | conjunction |
| het bestaat uit | it consists of | Definition | phrase |
| het betekent dat | it means that | Definition | phrase |
| dat wil zeggen | That is | Definition | phrase |
| bijvoorbeeld | for example, for instance | Example | adverb |
| net als | just as | Example | conjunctive expression |
| in het bijzonder | in particular | Example | adverbial expression |
| namelijk | namely | Example | adverb |
| zoals | such as | Example | conjunction |
| ter illustratie | to illustratie | Example | adverbial expression |
| daar | as | Reason | conjunction |
| omdat | because | Reason | conjunction |
| met andere woorden | in other words | Reason | adverbial expression |
| ten gevolge van | owing to | Reason | prepositional expression |
| aangezien | since | Reason | conjunction |
| de reden waarom | the reason why | Reason | nominal expression |
| toen | as | Time | conjunction |
| zodra | as soon as | Time | conjunction |
| op het ogenblik | at the moment | Time | adverbial expression |
| voorheen | before | Time | adverb |
| net toen | just as | Time | conjunctive expression |
| onderwijl | meanwhile | Time | adverb |
| ondertussen | meanwhile | Time | adverb |
| sinds | since | Time | preposition |
| totdat | until | Time | conjunction |
| wanneer | when | Time | conjunction, adverb |
| telkens wanneer | whenever | Time | conjunctive expression |
| eindelijk | finally | Conclusion | adverb |
| tot slot | to conclude | Conclusion | adverbial expression |
| kortom | in short | Conclusion | adverb |
| samenvattend | to sum up | Conclusion | adverb, adjective |
| recapitulerend | to recapitulate | Conclusion | adverb |
| resumerend | to sum up | Conclusion | adverb |
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