Italian Conjunction

Conjunctions (le congiunzioni) join words and sentences together. Some of them are simple and common and don't cause any trouble--such as "e" and "o." Some other, longer ones require the use of the subjunctive. They are:

- benché, sebbene, malgrado, nonostante, quantunque
  » all mean: although, in spite of, even though

- purché, a patto che, a condizione che
  » all mean: provided that

- nel caso che
  » in case

Some others require the use of the subjunctive only if the subject of the main verb and the subject of the subjunctive are different; if the subjects are the same, the infinitive is required. They are:

- affinché, perché, cosicché, in modo che » in order to, so that
- senza che » without
- prima che » before

Below we have a list of the most common conjunctions:

Italiano	English	Takes subjunctive?

a meno che...non	unless	yes
affinché	so that, in order that	yes
perché (with sub)	so that, in order that	yes
in modo che	so that, in order that	yes
benché	although	yes
malgrado	although	yes
sebbene	although	yes
quantunque	although	yes
prima che	before	yes
purché	provided that	yes
a patto che	provided that	yes
a condizione che	provided that	yes
senza che	without	yes
anche se	even if	no
dopo che	after	no
dunque	therefore	no
perché (w/out sub)	because	no
perciò	for this reason, therfore	no
però	however	no
poiche	since, seeing that	no
quindi	therefore, consequently	no
siccome	as, since	no