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Complex Sentences & Advanced Grammar
Conjunctions, conditional and subordinate clauses
і / та
and
i / ta
Coordinating conjunctions meaning 'and'
але
but
ale
Adversative conjunction
тому що
because
tomu shcho
Causal conjunction
Я знаю, що ти тут
I know that you are here
ya znayu, shcho ty tut
Subordinate clause with що (that); comma required
якщо
if
yakshcho
Conditional conjunction (real condition)
Якщо буде дощ, я залишуся
If it rains, I'll stay
yakshcho bude doshch, ya zalyshusya
Real conditional sentence
коли
when
koly
Temporal conjunction (also a question word)
щоб
so that / in order to
shchob
Purpose conjunction; takes past form or infinitive
який / яка / яке
which / who (relative)
yakyi / yaka / yake
Relative pronoun agreeing in gender
Це книга, яку я читаю
This is the book I'm reading
tse knyha, yaku ya chytayu
Relative clause with яку (accusative feminine)