A conjunction is a word which joins two or more than two words, phrases, clauses or sentences.
Ex-
- Geeta and Babita went to market.
- Rakesh gave me a book and a pen.
- I went to see her but she was not there.
- Give me tea or coffee.
CONJUNCTIONS
- And
aur
Rahul and Prakash have come
- As well as
Aur bhi, tatha
He scold me as well as abused me
- otherwise
Nahi to
Labour hard, otherwise you will fail
- Or else
Nahi to
Hurry up, or else you will miss the train
- therefore
Atah, ishliye, falatah
Mr. KK is ill therefore he has not come
- So
Atah, ishliye, falatah
I reached the airport late, so I miss the plane
- Hence
Atah, ishliye, falatah
He has no money hence he cannot help you
- consequently
Atah, ishliye, falatah
She is weak in Engish consequently she has got plucked
- Either……..or
Ya to……..ya
Either you or your brother stole my watch
- Neither……..nor
Na to…….na
He is neither my friend nor my enemy
- Both……..and
Aur…….bhi
I both have love and honour him
- So…………..that
Itna…………..ki
He is so weak so that he could not walk
- Too…………….to
Itna……………ki
She is too tired to work
- So……………….as
Itna…….jitna ki
He is not so rich as he appears to be
- Whether………or
Chahe……….ya
I did not care whether you go or stay
- As……………so
Jaisa…………..waisa ki
As is the child, so is the man
- As soon as
Jyonhi…………..tyonhi
As soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away
- But
Par, parantu,lekin,kintu
I wanted to go there but not now
- Or
Yaa,athawa,nahi to
Go at once, or you will miss the train
- No sooner…….than
Jyonhi……….tyonhi
No sooner does he arrive than he begins to work
- Hardly…….when
Muskil se……….ki
He had hardly reached the station when it begin to rain
- Scarcely………when
Muskil se……….ki
I scarcely reached the school when the bell rang
- Not only……but also
Kewal.…hi nahi……balki
Aviraj not only gave me advice but also helped me with money
- where
Jahan
Stay where you are
- Wherever
Jahan kahin bhi
Wherever you go, you will get respected
- Whence
Jahan se/ kahan se
He went whence he had come
- When
Jab
When the cat is away, the mice play
- Whenever
Chahe kabhi, jab chahe, kisi bhi awasar par
Come whenever you please
- Till or until
Jabtak………..tabtak
He won’t leave this place till/until you promise to help him
- While
Jabtak……….tabtak
Strike the iron while it is hot
- Because
Kyonki
He did not go to school because he was ill
- As
Kyonki
As you were not there, I came back
- Since
Chunki
Since you say so, I believe it
- That
Taki, ki
We eat that we may live
- Lest
Taki……n, aisa n ho…ki
Walk carefully lest you should fail
- Such………..that
Itna………….ki
He is such a good man that all respect him
- If
Yadi
If you go, I shall stay at home
- Unless
Jabtak…..tabtak,yadi..nahi
You will not pass unless you work hard
- Provided
Basarte……………ki
I will trust you provided you tell the truth
- As………….if
Mano……………ki
He ran as if the devils were after him
- Though
Fir bhi / thaapi
Though he is poor, he is honest
- Although
Fir bhi / thaapi
He is an honest man although he is not rich
- However
Chahe kitni hi, halanki
However, he is bad but does good work
- As……….as
Uthna……………jitna
He as strong as I
- No less than
Apechhakrit kam nahi
I like you no less than her
- Whereas
Virodhi bhawna me, jabki
He is very gentle whereas his brother is very rude
- Nevertheless
To bhi
He was not invited, nevertheless he went to attend the party
- As though
Visay me, bare me, mano
He talks as though he is highly educated
- How
Kaise, kis prakar
How did you talk to him?
- However
Kuch bhi ho, kitna bhi
However, he decided to go
- Yet (adj.)
Abtak, jabtak, abhi tak
They have not gone yet
- As yet
Iss samay tak
As yet he is silent on this point
- Not yet
Abhi nahi
May I go home now? No, not yet.
- Yet (conj.)
Fir bhi
She is haughty and foolish, and yet people like her
- As (conj.)
Tab , uss samay
I saw him as he was getting down the train
- As to
Visay me
As to your brother, I will deal with him later on.
- So as to
Iss wajah se
He stood up so as to see better
- As for as
Jahan tak
He is a good man as for as I know
- As (adv.)
Usi prakar se, utna
He is as tall as you.
Kinds of conjunction
Mainly, there are two types of conjunctions:-
- Coordinating conjunctions: A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or sentences. When a coordinating conjunction joins together two sentences, the resulting sentence is called a compound sentence.
(And, but, or, nor, for, so, as well as, either….or, neither…..nor, not only……but also, both…….and, therefore……then, no less than, otherwise, or else, still, nevertheless, yet etc.)
EX:-
- Rahul and Vijay were playing volleyball.
- You and I are students.
- Prity and I went to Jaynagar.
- I love you and your brothers.
- My father is poor but honest.
- He speaks loudly and fluently.
- The frog lives in water and on land.
- Sumit is good but her father is bad.
- Subordinate conjunctions: The subordinate conjunction is a type of conjunction that connects or joins an independent clause with a subordinate clause.
Subordinate conjunction is a word or phrases that connect a dependent clause to an independent clause.
(How, once, before, if, since, till/until, when, where, whether, although, because, provided that, as soon as, even if, supposing, unless, whenever, in order that, only etc.)
Ex-
- Prity was fined as she came late.
- If he comes, I shall go.
- Prity is honest, though she is rich.
- Although it was rainy, I went out.
- You will fail unless you work hard.
- I do not know where she lives.
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