I. Recap
As discussed in another lesson, subordinating conjunctions connect a main clause to a subordinate clause. A clause is similar to a sentence in that it contains a subject and predicate. Subordinate clauses do not function independently like sentences do. This lesson focuses specifically on additional subordinating conjunctions found in German while the most frequent are discussed in a different lesson.II. Additional Subordinating Conjunctions
Als ob
Like in English, this conjunction conveys how something seems though, in reality, it is usually the contrary.| Der Verkäufer tat, als ob er mich gut kannte. The salesman acted as if he knew me well. |