French Subordinating Conjunction
See also: Conjonctions and Conjunction Types
Subordinating conjunctions (conjonctions de subordination) are words or expressions that link a main clause to a dependent clause.
For example
- Il est évident que tu ne comprends pas. - It's obvious that you don't understand.
- Bien que tu sois en retard, je ne suis pas fâché. - Even though you're late, I'm not angry.
Some common French subordinating conjunctions:
- bien que - although, even though
- depuis que - since
- lorsque - when
- parce que - because
- pendant que - as, while
- puisque - since
- quand - when
- que - that
- tandis que - while, whereas
Note that que can also be a relative pronoun and quand can also be an interrogative adverb.
