Conjunctional adverbs: trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen (inversion)
Konjunktionaladverbien: trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen (Inversion)
Conjunctional adverbs (trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen, dennoch, außerdem) trigger inversion.
Structure
Hauptsatz. Trotzdem/Deshalb + Verb + Subjekt ... (Position 1 → Inversion)
main clause. Trotzdem/Deshalb + verb + subject ... (position 1 → inversion)
Details
- Part of Speech
- Conjunction
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
What it is. Conjunctional adverbs link two main clauses in meaning, but grammatically they are adverbs. Common ones: trotzdem (nevertheless), deshalb/deswegen/darum (therefore), dennoch (yet), außerdem (besides), trotzdem.
How it works. When such an starts the clause (position 1), the conjugated verb stays in second position and the subject follows the verb - this is called Inversion:
- . Adverb + Verb + + ...
Examples.
- Es war kalt. Trotzdem gingen wir schwimmen. - It was cold. Nevertheless we went swimming.
- Ich habe keine Zeit. Deshalb komme ich nicht. - I have no time. Therefore I'm not coming.
- Es regnete stark. Deswegen blieben wir zu Hause. - It was raining hard. That's why we stayed home.
Common mistakes. Because these are adverbs and not subordinating conjunctions, the does not go to the end. Write Deshalb gehe ich ( second), not Deshalb ich gehe. Compare with weil (a real ): ... weil ich keine Zeit habe ( last).
About Conjunctional adverbs: trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen (inversion)
Conjunctional adverbs (trotzdem, deshalb, deswegen, dennoch, außerdem) trigger inversion.
trotzdem (nevertheless), deshalb/deswegen (therefore), dennoch (yet), außerdem (besides) connect main clauses. At position 1 the conjugated stays second, so the comes after the verb.
Konjunktionaladverbien stehen auf Position 1 und führen zur Inversion ( vor ).
Caution
These are adverbs, not subordinating conjunctions: when they start the clause, the verb stays in second position and the subject follows it ('Deshalb gehe ich ...').