Questions tagged [conjunctions]

Conjunctions are words used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause, such as e, ma, però.

Conjunctions are words used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause, such as e, ma, però.

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Are there any rules for combining prepositions/adjectives with -che to make a new conjunction?

I've seen on this site, a few times, words like benché, finché, fintantoché, etc. and while all of these are words that I know -- they seem to be contractions of a word and -che. A few examples: benché = bene + che finché = fino +…
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Do you need to use "ma" after "scusami"?

The other day I've been talking with someone on social media, and I said to them (explaining why I had been radio silent the previous day): Ciao! Scusami, ho avuto troppo da fare al lavoro ieri They corrected me and told me that I would need to…
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Verb tense after "(non) appena"

Can I use the present and future tense after the conjunction "(non) appena" ? Is the same valid for the verb in the main clause? Does the meaning change between sentences in the two tenses? Example: (Non) Appena arriva mio padre, mangiamo. (Non)…
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Riguardo alle congiunzioni e alla cacofonia

In spagnolo ci sono due congiunzioni copulative (y, e) e due congiunzioni disgiuntive (o, u). Normalmente usiamo y e o, però se il fonema immediatamente seguente è uguale dobbiamo usare e o u al fine di evitare la cacofonia risultante della…
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