Dutch/Vocabulary/Connective terms

Common connective words edit

Two sentences can be related to each other in different ways, e.g.

  1. by relative pronouns
  2. by conjunctions
  3. by adverbs
  4. by adverbial, verbal or conjunctive expressions

Below are a number of common connective terms

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