Coordinating Conjunctions

verbs put in position two

aber

but, however

denn

since (in the sense of because; also used as a “flavouring particle” in questions, e.g. to indicate that one is curious about the answer)

entweder. . . oder

either . . . or

nicht nur. . . sondern auch

not only. . . but also

oder

or

sondern

but rather

sowohl. . . als auch

both. . . and

und

and

weder. . . noch

neither. . .nor