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Hello and welcome back to my channel. My name is Maria, I'm a German teacher and your language coach. Recently I received an email from Mohamed. Dear Mrs. Maria, could you please explain double connectors? I didn't understand the topic so well. You always help us. Of course I can explain to you the topic of double connectors. I always love to help. In this video I'll show you all the double connectors that you need in German. They are also sometimes called double conjunctions or two-part connectors. You'll see that this topic is super easy. Well then, let's get started. Let's go! All examples from today's video can also be found in my free PDF. It's linked directly below this video. Enter your name and email address and you'll get the PDF with all the information. And if you like my videos, please click on subscribe now and give this video a thumbs up. Thank you! What are double connectors? These are words that connect sentences. You already know a lot of connectors. Because, that, when, as, although, after, and so on. If you want to know more about connectors that connect main sentences with subordinate clauses, then feel free to watch this video. But what are double connectors anyway? Very easy! These are connectors that consist of two parts. Double connectors connect main sentences or subordinate clauses with each other. Which do they even count to? And in a moment I'll explain each single double connector. Stay tuned! We'll start with the first one. Not only, but also. That means the one and especially the other. This is about two possibilities. Both are good, but the second one is especially great. For example, I not only like coffee, but also tea. That means I like coffee, I also like tea. But I like tea especially. He can not only play the piano, but also sing. That means he can play the piano and he can also sing well. A multi-talent! In my examples you have seen that we do not have to repeat the verb in the second clause. Let's look at another example. You can repeat the verb in the second clause. But in this case, pay attention to the sentence structure. We do not only buy meat for barbecue, but we also buy vegetables. After Sondern comes a main clause. That's why it is, so to speak, at position 0 after the comma. But it sounds much more natural if you do not repeat the verb twice. In everyday life you don't have time for that anyway. Very important! With this double connector we always use a comma. Can you also write your own example? I'm curious. Feel free to write it in the comments. Oh yes, and you can find a lot of exercises on the topic of double connectors in my B1 course. On the B2 and C1 level we learn other, even more difficult connectors. Below this video you will find the registration link. Choose the desired language level and have fun learning. With me you will really love grammar. There is another connector with a similar meaning. Both as well. That means one and the other. Here again it is about two possibilities. You find both good. I like both dogs and cats. That means I like dogs. I also like cats. I like both. I love animals. He is good at math as well as in German. A smart student. We play both Monopoly and chess. Are you coming to the game evening too? Please note that we do not use a comma with this double connector. And I'm waiting for your example. Hmm, I do not know. Either or. Yes, this is the next double connector. Either or. That means one or the other. Here it is about two possibilities. But you have to decide. You can take the first or second option, but not both at the same time. Today I eat either pizza or pasta. That means I have to decide. Either pizza or pasta. I can't do both. By the way, this connector can also be at the beginning of the sentence. Either I eat pizza or pasta today. Either I go shopping today or tomorrow. I definitely have to go shopping. But I have to decide which day I do it. On the weekend I either go to the cinema or visit my grandma. The weekend is probably too short for both. That's why I have to decide between the cinema and my grandma. That's an easy decision that grandma wins. Either I go to the cinema on the weekend or visit my grandma. We also do not use a comma with this double connector. No. With sentences with either or you always have different options. Take a look for yourself. Today we either go to eat or watch a movie. Either we go to eat or watch a movie today. Which sentence is correct? All three, if that's how it always is. Please write your own example with either or in the comments. Best in three variations if you are a real German professional. We continue with the next connector. Neither yet. Not the one and not the other. Here it is again about two options. But you don't like both. I don't like fruit or vegetables. So I don't like fruit and I don't like vegetables either. That makes it very difficult for me to eat healthy. I like to eat bread for that. My sister can neither draw nor do handicrafts. So she is not artistically talented. Do you have an idea what we do instead? Right, a city trip. And note that we don't use a comma with this double connector either. Can you also write your own example? The next double connector is about a restriction. Although, but. Actually, we like something, but for some reason not today. Sometimes the restriction can even have the opposite effect. Although, but means, however, as you have to admit. First you call something positive, but then there is a restriction. Or in the case of a contrast, you first call the restrictive and then talk about a possible advantage. So with the second clause we restrict the first clause. I like to ride a bike, but today I don't feel like it. I don't like to ride a car, but in bad weather I have no other choice. Yes, rather a car than the train. The word although can also be at the beginning of the sentence. Although I like to ride a bike, but today I don't feel like it. Although I don't like to ride a car, but in bad weather I have no other choice. Please pay attention to the comma in between. Here are a few more examples for you. My sister can't draw, but she can sing very well. We rarely go to the cinema, but today we are visiting a film premiere. Do you also come up with a good example? Then feel free to write it in the comments. The next double connector is about two aspects that we weigh against each other. On the one hand, on the other hand. So it's about two aspects. On the one hand I want to lose weight. On the other hand I like chocolate. On the one hand I love hiking in the mountains. On the other hand I like to lie on the beach in the sun. The sun wins. On the one hand I want to do more sports. On the other hand I have very little time. This is all a matter of priorities. In this example, the words on the one hand and on the other hand are at the beginning of the sentence. But they can also be in the middle of the sentence. I want to do more sports on the one hand, but I have very little time on the other hand. What should I do? On the one hand, I am very happy with my own examples. On the other hand, I would like to see yours. Come on, write them in the comments. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. Partly, partly. This is our next double connector. Partly, partly. That means a little bit of both. Partly this and partly that. On vacation we had partly nice, partly bad weather. The event consisted partly of lectures and partly of conversation rounds. The lesson contains partly grammar and partly vocabulary exercises. Do you have an example? Partly, partly. The longer I watch this video, the more I fall in love with German grammar. And we have already arrived at our next connector. Ever so or ever so. That means both are worth more or both are worth less. The second clause is dependent on the first clause. With the double connectors ever so or ever so, we describe that the two statements in the main and subordinate clauses are connected to each other. Ever so and ever so are always in the main clause and ever is in the subordinate clause. Here you always start with the subordinate clause. The two sentences are connected to each other. The sentence with the so or so always expresses a sequence from the subordinate clause. What else do you notice? More often, easier. These are comparatives. Since you compare both sentences with each other, you always need the comparative form, the comparative. You need this form in both sentences. By the way, such sentences are also called comparative clauses. The so and so are synonyms, by the way. Both mean the same and you can choose which form you use. Most of the time you actually use the so. I'll give you more examples. The more examples I write in the comments, the more I understand grammar. That's the way it is. The more I watch videos by Maria, the better my German gets. Please create your own examples and think about the comparative. We learned a lot today. I really hope you enjoyed and found this video helpful. And if you want to get all the examples from the video in writing, then download my free PDF. You can find the link directly below this video. And of course I wish you a lot of success in learning German. And if I can help you in any way, please let me know. Write me a comment, ask me a question and I will, as always, be there for you. Well then, study hard, take care of yourself and we'll see each other again soon in my new video. Take care. Bye! I'll have a tea. Thank you.