In the early days of my German learning journey, not knowing the right connectives was often what made me freeze mid-sentence. I had und, aber, oder and weil mastered, but little more.
What I really needed was a list of essential connectives that I could adapt to multiple contexts.
In this post, you’ll find three free downloadable PDFs organised by level – A1–A2, B1, and B2–C1.
Each one includes 30 carefully selected connectives grouped by type: subordinating conjunction, coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs, and prepositions.
A1-A2 connectives
At the start of your German journey, even simple connectives can transform your sentences. Words like auch, weil, and dann help you link ideas clearly and start building real conversations. This list keeps things manageable and meaningful:
B1 connectives
At B1, connectives take on a new role – helping you explain reasons, contrast ideas, and tell stories more smoothly. They’re the bridge between basic fluency and confident self-expression. This list includes core structures that will show up everywhere: in writing, listening, and exams:
B2-C1 connectives
At the advanced stages, mastering connectives isn’t just about grammar – it’s about nuance, tone, and flow. These structures let you express cause, concession, and condition with precision. Many of them are key to academic or formal German, so they’re well worth getting familiar with:
Final thoughts
Using connectives that match your level can transform how natural and confident your German sounds.
It’s one of the quickest ways to level up your fluency and feel more in control of your sentences.
Not sure how to use a new one? Head to satzapp.de – it’s a solid tool for seeing real example sentences, all neatly sorted by difficulty level.
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