Lombard/Conjunctions and conjunctive locutions
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The reference orthography for this page of Lombard course is New Lombard orthography |
Copulative conjuctions and copulative conjuctive locutions
editCopulative conjunctions
editConjunctions in English |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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e (1) | and | All dialects | |
dessorapù (1) | in addition | (1) MI |
Copulative conjunctive locutions
editConjunctive locution in English |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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e poeu (1) | and besides, and moreover | (1) MI | |
e anca (1) | in addtition | (1) MI |
Furthermore adverbs of addtion can play the role of copulative conjunction.
Disjunctive conjuctions and disjunctive conjuctive locutions
editDisjunctive conjuction
editConjunction in Lombard |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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o (1) | or | ||
opur (1) | or | (1) VA MI |
Disjunctive conjuctiuve locutions
editLocuzzion de sgiontadura |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialet |
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se de nò (1) | otherwise, else | (1) MI BG |
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putost che (1) | or | (1) MI |
Adversative conjuction and conjuctive locutions
editAdversative conjuctions
editAdversative conjunctions join two words or two sentences at the same level but one against the other
Conjunction in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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anzi (1) | in fact | (1) MI | |
ma (1) | but | L'è una macchina veggia, ma la fonziona an’mò ben. (It's an old machine but it still works well) |
(1) MI |
però (1) | (a) but (b) tough |
L'è una macchina veggia, però la fonziona ancamò ben. (It's an old machine but it still works well) |
(1) MI BG |
comunque (1) | however | L'è una macchina veggia, comunque la fonziona ancamò ben. (It's an old machine however it still works well) |
(1)MI |
nondemen (1) nondimen (2) |
nevertheless | (1) MI (1) MI (arcaich) | |
inveci (1) | but | (1) MI |
Locuzioni congiuntive avversative
editAdversative conjunctive locutions join two words or two sentences on the same level but against each other; the second sentence, which, using the conjunctions above would be a negation, must have the verb in the infinitive.
Conjunctive locution in Lombard |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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inveci de/inveci che (1) | instead of | L'ha lavorad inveci che studià (He worked instead of studying) |
(1) MI |
inscambi de/inscambi che (1) | instead of | ||
al post che (1) | instead of | L'ha lavorad al post che studià (He worked instead of studying) |
(1) MI |
piuttosto che (1) | rather than | (1) MI |
Congiunzioni e locuzioni congiuntive di tempo
editCongiunzioni di tempo
editConjunction in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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finché (1) | till, as long as | (1) MI |
There is also quand (when), especially in Milanese dialect it is sometimes used without being followed by "che" (see below) due to the influence of the Italian language.
Conjunctive locutions of time
editConjunctive locution in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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intanta che (1) | while | (1) MI | |
in quella che (1) | while | (1) MI | |
quand che (1) | when | (1) MI | |
fina tant che (1) | as long as | (1) MI | |
fin per fina (1) | until | (1) MI (arcaich) | |
dopo che (1) | aftyer | (1) MI | |
maneman che (1) | as | (1) MI | |
prima che (1) | before | (1) MI | |
inanz che (1) | before | (1) MI | |
semper che (1) | assuming | (1) MI | |
via via che (1) | as | (1) MI |
Conjunctions and conjunctive locutions of cause
editConjunctions of cause
editConjunction in Lombard |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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perchè (1) | because | (1) MI | |
che (1) | that | Son content che ti te seet chì. (I’m glad you are here) (english doesn’t use conjunctions in this case) |
(1) MI |
Conjunctive locutions of cause
editConjunctive locution in Lombard |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialet |
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desgià che (1) | as, because, since | (1) MI | |
del moment che (1) | since | (1) MI | |
vist che (1) | given that, since | (1) MI | |
dato che (1) | given that, since | (1) MI |
Conditional conjunctions and conjunctive locutions
editConditional conjunctions
editConjunction in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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se (1) | if | ||
qualora (1) | in case, if |
Conditional conjunctive locutions
editConjunctive locution in Lombard |
Translation into English | Exampleso | Dialect |
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basta che (1) | as long as | ||
con che (1) | provided that, on condition that, as long as | ||
semai che (1) | if ever | ||
quand che (1) | when | ||
al cas che (1) | in case | ||
senza che (1) | unless, wikthout |
Concessive conjunctions and concessive conjunctive locutions
editConcessive conjunctions
editConjunctions in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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ancaben (che) (1) ansiben (che) (2) |
although, though | (1) MI (2) MI (arc.) | |
siben (che) (1) seben (che) (2) siben che (3) |
even if, although, though | (1) MI (2) MI (3) BG | |
nonostant (che) (1) nonistant (che) (2) |
although | Nonostant che l'aveva studiad poch l'hà passad l'esam istess Although he had studied little he passed the exam anyway |
(1) MI (2) MI (arcaich) |
con-tut-ché (1) con-toeut-ché (2) |
although | (1) MI (2) BG | |
quantunque (1) | although | (1) MI < |
Concessive conjunctive locutions
editConjunctive locutions in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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anca se (1) | even if | ||
con tut che (1) con toeut che (2) |
although | (1) MI (2) BG | |
se anca (1) | even if |
Exceptive conjunctive locutions
editLocuzioni congiuntive in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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condemanch che (1) | unless | (1) MI | |
foeura che (1) | except | (1) MI | |
via che (1) | except | (1) MI | |
che (1) | che (same meaning as except but is used in negating sentences) |
No gh’hoo alter che ti (I have nothing but you) |
(1) MI |
Concluding conjuntion and conlucluding conjunctive locutions
editConcluding conjunction
editConjunctions in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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donca (1) | so | (1) MI | |
alora (1) | so | (1) MI | |
eben (1) ben (2) |
well | (1) MI | |
epur (1) | an yet | (1) MI |
Concluding conjunctive locutions
editConjunctive locutions in Lombard |
Traduzioni in Lombard | Examples | Dialect |
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per quest (1) | so | (1) MI |
Conjunctions and conjunctive locutions of purpose
editConjunctions of purpose
editConjunctions in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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ondeché (1) | in order to | (1) MI |
Conjuntive locutions of purpose
editConjunctive locutions in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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de manera che (1) (per fà) in manera che (2) |
in order to | (2) MI | |
cont el fin che (1) | in order to |
Declarative conjunctions and declarative conjunctive locutions
editDeclarative conjunctions are used to start a sentence that explains what the previous sentence said; they are coordinating when the two sentences are at the same level, otherwise they are subordinating.
Declarative conjunctions
editCongiunzioni dichiarative subordinanti
editConjunctions in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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che (1) ca (2) |
(that) (it introduce a subordinated sentences wich best descrive the predicate) |
T'avevi did che seri andad a scola. I told you (that) I went to school (In this cas English may not even use conjunctions) |
(1) MI (2) VA |
come (1) | how | (1) MI |
Coordinating declarative conjunctions
editConjunction | Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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cioè (1) | that is | ||
idest (1) | i.e. |
Declarative conjunctive locutions
editSubordinating declarative conjunctive locutions
editConjucntive locution in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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compagn che (1) | like |
Coordinating declarative conjunctive locutions
editLocuzioni congiuntive in Lombard |
Translation into English | Examples | Dialect |
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o ben (1) | that is | (1) MI | |
de fatt (1) | in fact | (1) MI |
Correlative conjuctions
editConjunction | Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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né...né (1) | no… no, not … or | ||
tant..quant (1) | as…as | ||
sia...sia (1) | both…and | ||
sia...che (1) | both and | sia te che me (both you and me) |
(1) Lagh |
Comparative conjuctions
editConjunction | Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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che (1) ca (2) |
than | L'è mej lavorà che vesser disocupad (It’s better to work than to be unemployed) |
(1) MI (2) VA |
Consecutive conjuctions
editConjunctive locutions in Lombard |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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tant che (1) | so much that | ||
che (1) | that | A faseva inscì cald che 'l sariss stad mej se 'l diretor el n'havariss permetud de tegnì su i calzoni curt in offizzi. ( It was so hot that it would have been better if the director had consented us to wear shorts in the office) |
MI |
Limitating conjunctive locutions
editConjunctive locutions |
Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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con tant (1) | as far as |
Relative conjunctions
editConjucntion | Translation into English |
Examples | Dialect |
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indove (1) | where | Chess-chì l'è el post indove mi son nassud this is the place where I was born. |
(1) MI |
quand (1) / quand che (2) | when |