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1. Connectives to indicate order:

English	German	Examples
To begin with, ...	Zunächst (einmal) ...	To begin with, your are not qualified enough.
next	als nächstes	Next, we will have to buy some beer and orange juice.
firstly	zuerst, zunächst	You can always contact me, firstly in my office ...
secondly	zweitens	... and secondly at home after 8 pm.
on second thoughts	bei näherer Untersuchung	Ob second thoughts we came to the conclusion ...
finally	schließlich, letztendlich	He emigrated to Germany and finally settled down in Neuss.
in conclusion	schließlich	In conclusion, we agree with your goal ...
above all	vor allem (aber)	And above all he emphasised the necessity ...
in spite of all	trotz aller; allem ... zum Trotz	In spite of all the trouble ...

2. Connectives to add something / ideas:

English	German	Examples
moreover	zudem, überdies, im übrigen	Moreover, an apple a day keeps the doctor away!
further, furthermore	außerdem, weiterhin	Furthermore, a job in a big company is better than ...
and	und	I like Sushi, and I like ...
also	auch	I earn a lot of money, and my sister also has a good job.
likewise	ebenfalls, ebenso	He is likewise very good at French.
similarly	ähnlich, in ähnlicher Weise	Similarly, Apple experienced a boom ...
equally	ebenso, in gleicher Weise	Equally, people dislike genetically modified food.
too	auch	Cologne, too, has an interesting cultural scene.
in the same manner, in the same way	In gleicher Weise	This must be kept secret in the same manner ...
besides	außerdem, überdies	Besides (that), I have a good knowledge of French and Spanish.
again (and again)	(immer) wieder	Again and again navigation devices were stolen out of cars.
in addition	zusätzlich, ergänzend	In addition, we want two days more holiday.
little by little	allmählich, nach und nach	Little by little, he English became better ...

3. Connectives to reformulate something:

English	German	Examples
in other words	mit anderen Worten
that means	das bedeutet
that is to say	das heißt
a better way of putting it is	um es besser auszudrücken
it would be better to say	besser wäre es zu sagen

4. Connectives to infer from something:

English	German	Examples
in other words	mit anderen Worten, folglich
in that case	in diesem Fall
otherwise	ansonsten, sonst
this implies	das bedeutet, das hat zur Folge
frankly speaking	offen gesagt

5. Connectives to refer to something:

English	German	Examples
with regard to	im Zusammenhang mit, in Bezug auf
referring to	unter Bezugnahme auf
with reference to	mit Verweis auf
as to, as for	hinsichtlich, was ... angeht
the latter	letzterer
the former	ersterer

6. Connectives to compare things / ideas:

English	German	Examples
likewise	ebenso
both
whereas the former (latter)
but while the first (the second)
similarly
as ... as
equally
as well

7. Connectives to express reason and purpose:

English	German	Examples
therefore
that is why
for this (that) reason
hence
because
so
since
as
because of
on account of
so that	so daß
consequently

8. Connectives to express a consequence or conclusion:

English	German	Examples
hence
consequently
thus
accordingly
as a result
it follows that	daraus folgt

9. Connectives to express concession:

English	German	Examples
though, although
even if
even though
besides
anyhow, anyway
in any case
at any rate

10. Connectives to express condition:

English	German	Examples
if
unless
suppose that
in case that
provides that
on the condition that

11. Connectives to express place and space:

English	German	Examples
on the right (left)
to the right (left)
nearby
between	zwischen
among
there
here
where
in the distance
straight ahead
beside
on the spot
in the front
in front of
in the back
in the middle

12. Connectives to express time:

English	German	Examples
when	wenn, wann, als
after
before
while
now
since
as long as
as soon as
no sooner than
subsequently
as time goes on
eventually	schließlich
initially
previously
recently
momentarily
at the same time
meanwhile
lately
in the end
at last
at the moment
in a moment
day in – day out	Tag ein, Tag aus
off and on
from now on
for the first time	zum ersten Mal
more than once
time and again
many a time
often
afterwards
at length

13. Connectives to express an opposing or limiting statement:

English	German	Examples
but	aber; außer
however	jedoch
nevertheless
otherwise
on the other hand
on the contrary
yet
still
maybe
perhaps
instead
except for
inspite of, despite, inspite of the fact	trotz (der Tats.)
nenotheless
apart from

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