# Dutch/Vocabulary/Connective terms
## Common connective words

Two sentences can be related to each other in different ways, e.g.
* by relative pronouns
* by conjunctions
* by adverbs
* by adverbial, verbal or conjunctive expressions
Below are a number of common connective terms
| Dutch | English | Topic | Type |
| noicon ook | also | Addition | adverb |
| noicon en | and | Addition | conjunction |
| noicon en dan | and then | Addition | conjunctive expression |
| noicon trouwens | besides | Addition | adverb |
| noicon daarnaast | besides that | Addition | adverb |
| noicon verder | furthermore | Addition | adverb, adjective |
| noicon evenzo | likewise | Addition | adverb |
| noicon zowel ... alsook | both ... and | Addition | conjunctive expression |
| noicon niet alleen ... maar ook | not only ... but also | Addition | conjunctive expression |
| noicon op vergelijkbare wijze | similarly | Addition | adverbial expression |
| noicon ook | too | Addition | adverb |
| noicon daarna | after that | Sequence | adverb |
| noicon nadien | afterwards | Sequence | adverb |
| noicon eerder | earlier | Sequence | adverb, adjective |
| noicon later | later | Sequence | adverb, adjective |
| noicon ten eerste | firstly | Sequence | adverbial expression |
| noicon daaropvolgend | following that | Sequence | adverb, adjective |
| noicon aanvankelijk | initially | Sequence | adverb, adjective |
| noicon ten tweede | secondly | Sequence | adverbial expression |
| noicon toen | then | Sequence | adverb |
| noicon om te beginnen | to begin with | Sequence | verbal expression |
| noicon weliswaar | admittedly | Consequence | adverb |
| noicon dientengevolge | as a result | Consequence | adverb |
| noicon uiteindelijk | eventually | Consequence | adverb, adjective |
| noicon in dat geval | in that case | Consequence | adverbial expression |
| noicon hieruit volgt dat | it follows that | Consequence | phrase |
| noicon dus | so, thus | Consequence | adverb |
| noicon dan | then, than | Consequence | adverb |
| noicon daarom | therefore | Consequence | adverb |
| noicon of anders | alternatively | Contrast | conjunctive expression |
| noicon hoewel | although | Contrast | conjunction |
| noicon maar | but | Contrast | conjunction |
| noicon vergeleken met | compared with | Contrast | participial expression |
| noicon desondanks | despite that | Contrast | adverb |
| noicon zelfs al | even when | Contrast | conjunctive expression |
| noicon echter | however | Contrast | adverb |
| noicon zo niet | if not | Contrast | adverb |
| noicon in tegenstelling tot | in contrast tot | Contrast | prepositional expression |
| noicon ondanks | in spite of | Contrast | preposition |
| noiconnoicon desnietaltemin | nonetheless | Contrast | adverb |
| noicon in tegendeel | on the contrary | Contrast | adverbial expression |
| noicon anders | otherwise | Contrast | adverb |
| noicon liever | rather | Contrast | adverb |
| noicon toch | yet | Contrast | adverb |
| noicon terwijl | whereas | Contrast | conjunction |
| noicon zeker | certainly | Certainty | adverb |
| noicon uiteraard | obviously | Certainty | adverb |
| noicon natuurlijk | of course | Certainty | adverb, adjective |
| noicon eenvoudigweg | simply | Certainty | adverb |
| noicon ongetwijfeld | undoubtedly | Certainty | adverb |
| noicon als | if | Condition | conjunction |
| noicon afhankelijk van | depending on | Condition | prepositional expression |
| noicon mits | provided that | Condition | conjunction |
| noicon zodat | so that | Condition | conjunction |
| noicon tenzij | unless | Condition | conjunction |
| noicon of | whether | Condition | conjunction |
| noicon het bestaat uit | it consists of | Definition | phrase |
| noicon het betekent dat | it means that | Definition | phrase |
| noicon dat wil zeggen | That is | Definition | phrase |
| noicon bijvoorbeeld | for example, for instance | Example | adverb |
| noicon net als | just as | Example | conjunctive expression |
| noicon in het bijzonder | in particular | Example | adverbial expression |
| noicon namelijk | namely | Example | adverb |
| noicon zoals | such as | Example | conjunction |
| noicon ter illustratie | to illustratie | Example | adverbial expression |
| noicon daar | as | Reason | conjunction |
| noicon omdat | because | Reason | conjunction |
| noicon met andere woorden | in other words | Reason | adverbial expression |
| noicon ten gevolge van | owing to | Reason | prepositional expression |
| noicon aangezien | since | Reason | conjunction |
| noicon de reden waarom | the reason why | Reason | nominal expression |
| noicon toen | as | Time | conjunction |
| noicon zodra | as soon as | Time | conjunction |
| noicon op het ogenblik | at the moment | Time | adverbial expression |
| noicon voorheen | before | Time | adverb |
| noicon net toen | just as | Time | conjunctive expression |
| noicon onderwijl | meanwhile | Time | adverb |
| noicon ondertussen | meanwhile | Time | adverb |
| noicon sinds | since | Time | preposition |
| noicon totdat | until | Time | conjunction |
| noicon wanneer | when | Time | conjunction, adverb |
| noicon telkens wanneer | whenever | Time | conjunctive expression |
| noicon eindelijk | finally | Conclusion | adverb |
| noicon tot slot | to conclude | Conclusion | adverbial expression |
| noicon kortom | in short | Conclusion | adverb |
| noicon samenvattend | to sum up | Conclusion | adverb, adjective |
| noicon recapitulerend | to recapitulate | Conclusion | adverb |
| noicon resumerend | to sum up | Conclusion | adverb |