Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect - Conjunctions
Pronouns in Pennsylvania Dutch are similar to English.A very brief discussion of the cases is shown on the Articles page.
Some Common Conjunctions - coordinating
| awwer |
but |
| odder |
or |
| un |
and |
Some Common Conjunctions - subordinating
| ass (or dass) |
that |
| bikaas' |
because (loan word) |
| bis |
until, till, by the time |
| eb |
before, whether |
| noochdem |
after |
| so ass (or dass) |
so that, in order that |
| vun wege ass (or dass) |
because, because of the fact that |
| wann |
when, if |
| weil |
because, while |
| wie |
when (in past time), how, as |
| wu |
where |
| zidder ass (or dass) |
since |