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Complex Sentences & Syntax

Connectors, conditionals, relative clauses and the syntax of complex sentences.
وَ
and
wa
Joins words and clauses
فَ
so/then
fa
A sequence connector
ثُمَّ
then
thumma
A later-sequence connector
أَوْ
or
aw
Alternative
لَكِنْ
but
laakin
Contrast
لِأَنَّ
because
li-anna
A reason connector
ذَهَبْتُ وَعُدْتُ
I went and returned
dhahabtu wa 'udtu
Two clauses joined by wa
أَكَلَ ثُمَّ نَامَ
he ate then slept
akala thumma naama
Sequence with thumma
أُرِيدُ القَهْوَةَ أَوِ الشَّايَ
I want coffee or tea
uriidu al-qahwata aw ash-shaaya
Choice with aw
هُوَ صَغِيرٌ لَكِنْ قَوِيٌّ
he is small but strong
huwa saghiirun laakin qawiyyun
Contrast with laakin