Subordinating conjunctions are a little more difficult to use, because they subordinate the verb.

This means they upset the order of the sentence a little and send the verb to the end of the clause.

Here is a list of the most common subordinating conjunctions:

• als – when (with past tenses)
• als ob – as if
• bevor – before
• bis – until
• da – as, because
• damit – so that, in order that
• dass – that
• nachdem – after, afterwards
• ob – whether, if
• obwohl – although
• seitdem – since
• so dass – so that
• während – while
• weil – because
• wenn – when (with present tense), if