FULL? DE connectors

trotzdem

CONTRAST | neutral | nevertheless, despite that | inversion

dennoch

CONTRAST | formal | nevertheless, nonetheless | inversion

jedoch

CONTRAST | formal-neutral | however, yet | inversion/mid-sentence

allerdings

CONTRAST | neutral | however, though | softer contradiction

hingegen

CONTRAST | formal | whereas, by contrast | inversion

dagegen

CONTRAST | neutral | in contrast, against that | inversion

wohingegen

CONTRAST | formal | whereas, while on the other hand | subordinate clause

andererseits

CONTRAST | neutral | on the other hand | often with einerseits

demgegenüber

CONTRAST | formal | by contrast, compared with that | inversion

stattdessen

CONTRAST | neutral | instead | inversion

gleichwohl

CONTRAST | formal | nevertheless | literary/formal

nichtsdestotrotz

CONTRAST | formal | nevertheless | despite this

deshalb

CONSEQUENCE | neutral | therefore, that's why | inversion

deswegen

CONSEQUENCE | conversational | therefore, that's why | inversion

darum

CONSEQUENCE | neutral | therefore, for that reason | inversion

daher

CONSEQUENCE | formal | therefore, hence | inversion

somit

CONSEQUENCE | formal | thus, therefore | logical conclusion

folglich

CONSEQUENCE | formal/academic | consequently | strong conclusion

demnach

CONSEQUENCE | formal | accordingly, therefore | reports/articles

dementsprechend

CONSEQUENCE | formal | accordingly, correspondingly | reports/articles

infolgedessen

CONSEQUENCE | formal | consequently, as a result | reports/articles

demzufolge

CONSEQUENCE | formal | consequently, accordingly | reports/articles

entsprechend

CONSEQUENCE | formal | accordingly | reports/articles

weil

CAUSE | neutral | because | subordinate clause

da

CAUSE | slightly formal | since, because | subordinate clause

wegen

CAUSE | neutral | because of, due to | genitive/dative

aufgrund

CAUSE | formal | due to, on the basis of | genitive

angesichts

CAUSE | formal | in view of, given | genitive

infolge

CAUSE | formal | as a result of | genitive

dank

CAUSE | neutral-positive | thanks to | dative/genitive

trotz

CAUSE/CONCESSION | neutral | despite | genitive

zumal

CAUSE | neutral-formal | especially since | argumentation

aus diesem Grund

CAUSE | neutral | for this reason | consequence

außerdem

ADDITION | neutral | furthermore, besides | inversion

zudem

ADDITION | slightly formal | furthermore, moreover | inversion

darüber hinaus

ADDITION | formal | moreover, beyond that | inversion

zusätzlich

ADDITION | neutral | additionally | adverb

ebenfalls

ADDITION | neutral | likewise, also | same applies

ebenso

ADDITION | formal-neutral | likewise, equally | same applies

ferner

ADDITION | formal | furthermore | written language

überdies

ADDITION | formal/literary | moreover | elevated style

obendrein

ADDITION | neutral-formal | on top of that | addition

weiterhin

ADDITION/CONTINUATION | neutral | furthermore, still | continuation

sowohl … als auch

ADDITION | neutral | both … and | pair construction

nicht nur … sondern auch

ADDITION | neutral | not only … but also | pair construction

besonders

EMPHASIS | neutral | especially, particularly | common

insbesondere

EMPHASIS | formal | in particular, notably | academic

vor allem

EMPHASIS | neutral | above all, especially | importance

hauptsächlich

EMPHASIS | neutral | mainly, chiefly | frequency

vorwiegend

EMPHASIS | formal | predominantly | reports

speziell

EMPHASIS | neutral | specifically | emphasis

deutlich

EMPHASIS | neutral | clearly, significantly | reports

eindeutig

EMPHASIS | neutral | clearly, unambiguously | certainty

sogar

EMPHASIS | neutral | even | surprise

gerade

EMPHASIS | neutral | precisely, exactly | emphasis

überhaupt

EMPHASIS | neutral | at all, generally | very common

eigentlich

EXPECTATION VS REALITY | neutral | actually, originally | common spoken

tatsächlich

CONFIRMATION | neutral | indeed, in fact | confirms realityzuerst

zunächst

SEQUENCE | formal-neutral | initially, first of all | reports

dann

SEQUENCE | neutral | then | chronology

danach

SEQUENCE | neutral | after that | inversion

anschließend

SEQUENCE | formal | afterwards, subsequently | reports

später

SEQUENCE | neutral | later | less specific

schließlich

SEQUENCE/CONCLUSION | neutral | finally, ultimately | conclusion

letztlich

CONCLUSION | formal-neutral | ultimately | conclusion

letztendlich

CONCLUSION | neutral | ultimately, in the end | conclusion

zuvor

SEQUENCE | formal | beforehand, previously | reports

vorher

SEQUENCE | neutral | beforehand | common

nachher

SEQUENCE | neutral | afterwards | common

inzwischen

TIME | neutral | meanwhile, by now | common

mittlerweile

TIME | neutral | by now, meanwhile | common

währenddessen

TIME | neutral | meanwhile | simultaneous action

gleichzeitig

TIME | neutral | simultaneously | at the same time

sobald

TIME | neutral | as soon as | subordinate clause

solange

TIME | neutral | as long as | subordinate clause

sooft

TIME | neutral | whenever, as often as | subordinate clause

ehe

TIME | formal | before | subordinate clause

bevor

TIME | neutral | before | subordinate clause

wenn

CONDITION/TIME | neutral | if, when | subordinate clause

falls

CONDITION | neutral | if, in case | more hypothetical

sofern

CONDITION | formal | provided that | subordinate clause

ansonsten

CONDITION | neutral | otherwise | consequence

andernfalls

CONDITION | formal | otherwise | consequence

vorausgesetzt, dass

CONDITION | formal | provided that | subordinate clause

unter der Voraussetzung, dass

CONDITION | very formal | provided that | administrative

obwohl

CONCESSION | neutral | although, even though | subordinate clause

obgleich

CONCESSION | formal | although | written language

wenngleich

CONCESSION | formal | although | written language

auch wenn

CONCESSION | neutral | even if, even though | subordinate clause

selbst wenn

CONCESSION | neutral | even if | stronger concession

zwar … aber

CONCESSION | neutral | admittedly … but | very common

immerhin

CONCESSION | neutral | after all, at least | qualification

zumindest

LIMITATION | neutral | at least | limitation

nämlich

EXPLANATION | neutral | namely, because, you see | after verb

denn

EXPLANATION | neutral | because, for | no inversion

und zwar

EXPLANATION | neutral | namely, specifically | clarification

das heißt

EXPLANATION | neutral | that is, i.e. | clarification

beziehungsweise

EXPLANATION | formal-neutral | respectively, or rather | clarification

genauer gesagt

EXPLANATION | neutral | more precisely | clarification

einerseits

ARGUMENTATION | neutral | on the one hand | andererseits