Spanish Subordinate

Conjunctions



Definition: The subordinate conjunction in Spanish are clauses that have one subordinating conjunction, as que (that) followed of a complement that not have own sense and depends completely the main clause.


Spanish Subordinate Conjunction


A subordinate clause is a group of words containing a subject and verb that is dependent on a main clause. Commonly used subordinate conjunctions are:

English Spanish
on the condition that a condición de que
so that, in order that a fin de que
unless a menos que
in spite of a pesar de que
before antes (de) que
both .... and así .... como
even if aun cuando
even, still aun

English Spanish
so that, in such a manner as de suerte que
since desde que
after después (de) que
where donde
and e
yet, however, notwithstanding aun
in case en caso (de) que
as soon as en cuanto

Examples:
  • I doubt that he loves me.
  • Dudo que me ame.

  • I am writing to you so you can help me.
  • Te escribo para que me ayudes.

  • I do not write unless you call me.
  • No escribo a menos que me llames.

The subordinate conjunction in Spanish is one item very interesting in spanish grammar and if you are interested in learn a language, that have same sense that spanish we recomended learn Portuguese grammar.



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