Coordinating Conjunctions
- Copulative: (and, or, that)
- Disjunctive: (o, u, or)
- Adversative: (but, nevertheless, however)
- Explanatory: (that is, rather)
- Distributive: (well... well, now... now, some... other)
Subordinating Conjunctions
| Type | Conjunctions |
|---|
| Temporal: | before, until, when, since, once, while, whenever |
| Causal: | as, because, since, given that |
| Conditional: | if, on condition that, provided that, unless |
| Consecutive: | so that, therefore, so |
| Concessive: | although, though, even if |
| Comparative: | like, as, how much more, than |
| Manner: | as, as if, so |
| Final: | so that, in order that, with the aim of |
Modal Periphrasis
Reports on the speaker's attitude toward the verbal action.
| Obligation | Have to / Must | + Infinitive |
| Probability | Should / Duty | + Infinitive |
| Possibility | Can / Power | + Infinitive |
Aspectual Periphrasis
Reports on the development of the verbal action.
| Ingressive: Imminent action | Go to, be on the edge of | + Infinitive |
| Inchoative: Action starting | Start, break into | + Infinitive |
| Frequentative: Habitual action | Used to | + Infinitive |
| Iterative: Repeated action | Back to | + Infinitive |
| Durative: Action in progress | Be, continue, keep | + Gerund |
| Terminative: Completed action | Stop, finish, cease | + Infinitive |
| Resultative: Outcome of action | Bring, leave, have | + Participle |
