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Conjunction 'und' (and, addition)

Konjunktion 'und' (Addition)

'und' (and) links equal words, phrases or two main clauses; the stays normal.

Structure

Hauptsatz + und + Hauptsatz (Wortstellung bleibt)

main clause + und + main clause (word order stays the same)

Details

Part of Speech
Conjunction
Word Type
Coordinating conjunction
Register
Standard

Explanation

What it is. und (and) is a coordinating . It links equal elements: two words, two phrases, or two main clauses. It adds one thing to another.

Word order. und sits in position 0 - it does not count as a sentence element. That means the clause after it keeps normal word order, with the conjugated still in position 2. There is no inversion.

Examples.

  • Ich trinke Kaffee und ich lese die Zeitung. - I drink coffee and I read the newspaper.
  • Anna und Tom kommen heute. - Anna and Tom are coming today.
  • Ich kaufe Brot und Milch. - I buy bread and milk.

Common mistakes.

  • Do not invert the after und: und ich lese, not und lese ich.
  • No comma is needed before und when it links two main clauses (unlike aber and denn).
  • If the is the same, you can drop it: Ich trinke Kaffee und lese die Zeitung.

About Conjunction 'und' (and, addition)

'und' (and) links equal words, phrases or two main clauses; the stays normal.

After 'und' the normal is kept ( in position 2); 'und' itself occupies 'position 0'.

'und' verbindet gleichwertige Wörter, Satzteile oder zwei Hauptsätze; die bleibt.

Caution

'und' sits in 'position 0' and does not count as a sentence element, so the verb after it stays in position 2 - no inversion.

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