Russian grammar: Subordinating conjunction
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Definition: There are many especial words that Russian language has like subordinating conjunctions. A subordinating conjunction is an especial word that joins together an independent clause with a dependent clause in order to form a complete sentence. Russian people usually use subordinating conjunctions to join two clauses or sentences into a large sentence that owns a complete sense. Some of these subordinate conjunctions are:
Subordinating Conjunction in Russian
| **English** | **Russian** | **Pronunciation** |
| because | потому что | *potomu chto* |
| because, for the reason that | оттого что | *ottogo chto* |
| because, since | так как | *tak kak* |
| since, on account of, because of | ввиду того что | *vvidu togo chto* |
| thanks to, due to the fact that | благодар я тому что | *blagodar ya tomu chto* |
| because, for | ибо | *ibo* |
| to, in order to, so that | чтобы | *chtoby* |
| so, so that | так что | *tak chto* |
| if | если | *yesli* |
| if, since | раз | *raz* |
| although, though | хотя / хоть | *hotya / hotʹ* |
| in spite of | несмотря на то что | *nesmotrya na to chto* |
| let | пусть | *pustʹ* |
| it be | пускай | *puskaĭ* |
| only | только | *tolʹko* |
| just | только | *tolʹko* |
| however, but then | впрочем | *vprochem* |
Examples in Russian
- I late because my car failure.
- Я поздно, потому что моя машина неудачи.
- YA pozdno, potomu chto moya mashina nyeudachi.
- I driving bike since five years.
- Я вождение велосипеда так как пять лет.
- YA vozhdenie velosipeda tak kak pyatʹ let.
- I have to get out early because the bus leaves at six o'clock in the afternoon.
- Я должен выйти рано, потому что автобус отправляется в 6:00 после полудня.
- YA dolzhen vyĭti rano, potomu chto avtobus otpravlyaet·sya v 6:00 posle poludnya.
- If I would play, sure win.
- если я буду играть, уверен, победить.
- *yesli ya budu igratʹ, uveren, pobeditʹ.*
- Just want to say I love you.
- только хочу сказать я люблю тебя.
- *tolʹko hochu skazatʹ ya lyublyu tebya.*
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