Kötőszavak

Mellérendelő kötőszavak

And     és: I go every week and visit my friends.

But      de: azonban I visit them every week, but this week I have no time.

Or        vagy: She has a cat or a dog, I don’t know.

Nor      sem: She doesn’t speak French, nor German.

For       mivel, mert: For being late she coudn’t attend the meeting.

Yet      mégis: He is a very good-looking man, yet he lives alone.

So        így: We were cold, so we went home.

 

Alárendelő kötőszavak

After               miután: After we had arrived home she phoned me.

Although       jóllehet: She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous.

As                   miután, mivel: As it was getting late, I decided to book into a hotel.

As if               mintha: He is speaking as if it was his idea.

As long as     feltéve, ameddig: You can use my car as long as you are careful.

As much as   amennyire, annyira: As much as I know they got divorced last year.

As soon as     amint, ahogyan: I’ll go home as soon as I can.

As though      mintha: When my mother came to visit, I tried to make everything as though she were on holiday.

Because          mert: I was late because the traffic was terrible.

Before             mielőtt: I had checked all the windows before I left the room.

Even                sőt, még: She has a television in every room, even in the bathroom.

Even if            még akkor is, még ha: Don’t give him your car, even if he promises to be careful.

Even though annak ellenére: Even though I had two hours to spare for shopping, I couldn’t find the suit I wanted.

If                      ha, feltéve If the weather is nice, we’ll go out.

If only             bárcsak: If only I’d known you were coming.

Inasmuch as  abban az esetben: This idea works inasmuch as you keep the rules.

In order that  azért, hogy: In order that you can sign the form, please print it out and mail it to this address.

Just as             ahogyan, éppen: Just as I arrived the telephone rang.

Once                egyszer, ha: Once you have made up your mind don’t change it.

Provided         feltéve, abban az esetben: They will pay extra money provided we are ready with the work.

Rather than   jobban szeretné, inkább: I would like to go out rather than stay at home.

Since               miután: Since you are here you can stay as well.

So that            azért, hogy: We stopped so that he can lit a cigarette

Supposing     feltéve: Supposing we’re right, what should we do?

Than               mint: We had no choice than to return home.

That                hogy: He told me that I should be careful.

Though          jóllehet: He still argues, though he knows he’s wrong

Til                   ameddig, míg: You can stay til you want.

Unless            hacsak nem, feltéve: I’ll arrive on time unless he’s late.

Until               ameddig: He read until his guests arrived.

When              mikor: Do you know when the train arrives?

Whenever      akármikor: Whenever he phones I’m always busy.

Where            hol: Do you know where this bus goes?

Whereas        míg: Sue is hard-working, whereas her sister is rather lazy.

Wherever      akárhol, akárhova: Wherever he’s going I’ll find him.

Whether        vajon: I want to know whether you have time or not.

Which           melyik: Can you tell me which bus goes to the city centre?

While            míg, mialatt: While Sue was cooking I was tidying the flat.

Who              ki, aki: He is the teacher who lives next door.

Whoever      akárki: Whoever phones, tell them I’m not at home.

Why               miért: I don’t know why he is late all the time.

 

Páros kötőszavak

both / and  mind…mind Both she and her sister study at university.

not only / but also nem csak, hanem …is They speak not only German but also English.

either / or vagy…vagy She speaks either English or German.

neither / nor sem…sem She speaks neither English nor German.

whether / or akár…akár Whether you agree or not I am going home now.

as / as olyan… mint She is as clever as her mother.

such, so / that olyan…. hogy I was so scared that I couldn’t say a word.

scarcely / when alighogy…mikor Scarcely had I arrived when the telephone started to ring.

no sooner / than No sooner had I arrived than somebody knocked on the door.

 

Mellérendelő kötőszavak	Páros kötőszavak	Leggyakoribb alárendelő kötőszavak
and but or nor	either…or neither…nor not only…but also both…and whether…or	after before although though even though as much as as long as as soon as because since so that	in order that so if lest even if that unless until when where whether while

 

Gyakorlatok

1. You need to work hard ________  I can pass the exam.
2. ________  he was the best candidate, he didn’t get the job.
3. ________  you come back, we’ll discuss the problem.
4. They said that the book was fantastic, ________  I read it.
5. ________  he was very ill, he didn’t take any medicine.
6. I don’t know ________  I can buy a pair of shoes.
7. She went to the shops ________  couldn’t find anything that she liked.
8. Everybody likes her because she is nice________  helpful.
9. ________  I was angry with her, I didn’t say a word.
10. Keep quiet ________  go out.

 

(so that, although, when, so, although, where, but, and, since, or)