Weil vs. obwohl beim Essen: Begründungen im Alltag
Mini-Artikel + 2 Fragen: Begründungen beim Essen – weil vs. obwohl im Kontext Ernährung.
DannisWähle die richtige Konjunktion: Ich esse mehr Gemüse, ___ es gesund ist.
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Hints for this Quiz
Think “because” = weil.
Use weil to give a reason (“because”). obwohl = although; deshalb/trotzdem are sentence adverbs and do not introduce a subordinate clause.
Push the finite verb to the end; order pronouns as Akk > Dat.
In a weil-clause, the conjugated verb goes to the end: sie mir besser schmeckt. With two pronouns, accusative (sie) typically comes before dative (mir).
Translate “although” → obwohl. Keep the verb at the end in the subclause.
obwohl introduces a contrast: Although I’m on a diet, I’m eating cake.
Choose “nevertheless” and place the verb right after it.
Trotzdem = nevertheless (contrast). After trotzdem or deshalb, the verb is in position 2: Trotzdem kaufe ich es.
Think “nevertheless.”
Healthy food but children don’t like it → contrast → trotzdem. Verb comes after the adverb: Trotzdem mögen ...
Verb to the end in the obwohl-clause.
Ausgangssatz: Das Brot ist teuer, aber ich kaufe es.
After obwohl, the finite verb goes to the end: obwohl es teuer ist. The other options have incorrect word order.
Use “nevertheless” and main clause word order (verb after the adverb).
Es regnet.
Rain + jogging = contrast → Trotzdem joggt er. The other sentences are semantically or grammatically incorrect.
In the weil-clause: infinitive before the conjugated verb at the end.
Gestern habe ich Salat gemacht, weil ___ .
In a weil-clause, place the finite verb at the end: ... weil ich keine Pizza essen wollte. The others have wrong order/tense.
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