How to Use Two-Part Conjunctions in German: entweder… oder, je… desto & more!

Learn how to use the German two-part conjunctions entweder… oder, je… desto and a whole lot more with this intermediate German lesson. If you really want to bump up your German skills, mastering these two-part conjunctions will boost your language skills and make you more conversational. Click the timestamps below to skip to the conjunction of your choice.
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:55 What are Two-Part Conjunctions?
1:41 entweder… oder
4:18 weder… noch
6:18 nicht nur… sondern auch
8:11 sowohl… als auch
10:50 zwar… aber
12:43 einerseits… andererseits
14:33 mal… mal
15:26 teils… teils
16:04 Subordinating Two-Part Conjunctions
16:21 je… desto
17:57 je… umso
18:26 ob… oder
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[@iggykarpov]

--------------------------------------------- 00:00 --------------------------------------------- COORDINATING TWO-PART CONJUNCTIONS --------------------------------------------- 1:41 ENTWEDER...ODER - either...or 2:40 Alternative positions of 'enrweder', when connecting two complete clauses. 4:18 WEDER...NOCH - neither...nor 5:36 pushing the subject to the other side of the verb, when combining two full clauses 6:18 NICHT NUR...SONDERN AUCH - not only...but also 7:28 placement of "auch" 8:11 SOWOHL...ALS AUCH - not only...but also 10:51 ZWAR...ABER - yeah but 11:13 MOVING ZWAR TO THE ADVERB POSITION 11:33 MOVING BOTH ZWAR AND ABER TO THE ADVERB POSITION 12:43 EINERSEITS...ANDERERSEITS - on the one hand...on the other hand 14:33 MAL...MAL - sometimes...sometimes 15:26 TEIL...TEIL - partly...partly --------------------------------------------- 16:04 --------------------------------------------- SUBORDINATING TWO-PART CONJUNCTIONS --------------------------------------------- 16:21 JE...DESTO - the...the 17:09 je...desto word order 17:57 JE...UMSO - the...the 18:27 OB...ODER - whether...or

[@tiffomuffin]

So useful. Great video. Danke sehr!

[@MrLAntrim]

You are very welcome.

[@fallenangel14_]

I love your videos. It is very easy to follow and understand. Please continue uploading these turorials.

[@MrLAntrim]

Will do. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@fallenangel14_]

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[@loneeagle901]

Danke.

[@MrLAntrim]

Gerne.

[@BunnyWilde]

Your videos deserve so many more views that it kind of makes me angry. xD

[@MrLAntrim]

Thanks. Do your part and share them with your friends. :)

[@myaseena]

Amazing video, as always. To stress the difference b/w "nicht nur ... sondern auch" and "sowohl als auch", this would be good imo. Anakin Skywalker: "And not just the men, but the women and the children, too" Anakin Himmel-Laufer: "Nicht nur die Männer, sondern die Frauen und die Kinder auch"

[@MrLAntrim]

Great example. Terrible film. :)

[@annypenny8621]

Nicht nur die Männer, sondern auch die Frauen und Kinder. ...hört sich besser an...

[@MrLAntrim]

Ich glaube im Film hat er es so gesagt: Sie sind tot. Ich habe jeden einzelnen umgebracht. Nicht nur die Männer, die Frauen ebenfalls und die Kinder auch. Sie sind wie Tiere … und wie Tiere habe ich sie auch abgeschlachtet. Ich hasse sie!

[@TableforFontana]

Herr Antrim.. Is there a way to find out which videos I should begin with? I am not A1 but not the first video. Is there a placement test that I can do to figure out?

[@MrLAntrim]

Goethe Institut has a decent placement test, which you can take online for free. www.goethe.de/en/spr/kup/tsd.html

[@saintperthnorthcloud3850]

Can i ask for a favor? You said that most of the two-part coordinating conj doesn't require any changes in the word order (subject-verb etc). Could you please specify those conjunctions from the two-part coordinating conjunctions that still needs word order changes? And could you please provide examples as well? Thanks a lot

[@MrLAntrim]

5:35 - weder... noch: I mentioned there that the word order changes, because it acts as an adverb. 10:50 - zwar... aber: When "zwar" starts the clause, the subject moves to the spot behind the verb, as "zwar" acts as an adverb. 12:43 - einerseits... anderseits: Same 14:33 - mal... mal: Same 15:25 - teils... teils: Same 16:05 - I mention what you are referencing and say that the rest of them in the video require word order changes that are more drastic than the adverbial conjunctions mentioned above.

[@saintperthnorthcloud3850]

Is my sentence construction correct? Ich habe mir bereits einen großartigen Plan ausgedacht, um unsere Aktivitäten für heute zu beginnen. Entweder gehen wir direkt zum Resort, um Zeit zu sparen, oder wir gehen zuerst in den Schmetterlingsgarten und genießen die Erfahrung. Entweder gehen wir (conj + verb +subj) Oder wir gehen (conj + subj + verb) or 0 position Is it always the case in terms of word order when you use entweder in the middle of a sentence or is it also applicable even if you start your sentence with entweder? Can someone help me out. Thanks a lot

[@fremejoker]

Entweder ist die Sonne untergegangen oder sie steht noch am Himmel. Does it answer your question?

[@annypenny8621]

6:08...Weder darf er ins Kino, noch kann er es sich leisten...

[@MrLAntrim]

Whoops. Good catch. I was doing so well recently, too. I hadn't had any mistakes in a while. I guess I was due. Thanks for pointing it out.