Connect contrasting events with the appropriate verb order.
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What you will learn
Connect contrasting events with the appropriate verb order.
Contrast with obwohl and trotzdem
Obwohl gives a circumstance that suggests a different outcome: Obwohl es regnet, gehen wir spazieren. Rain does not stop the walk. Obwohl introduces a subordinate clause with the finite verb last.
Trotzdem also expresses contrast, but is an adverb in a main clause: Es regnet. Trotzdem gehen wir spazieren. When first, it fills position one and the verb comes second. It can also follow the verb: Wir gehen trotzdem spazieren.
Compare Ich gehe spazieren, obwohl es regnet with Es regnet. Trotzdem gehe ich spazieren. If the obwohl clause comes first, the main verb follows the comma: Obwohl ich müde bin, arbeite ich.
Examples
Obwohl ich müde bin, lerne ich weiter.
Meaning
Although I am tired, I keep studying.
Der Bus hat Verspätung. Trotzdem komme ich pünktlich.
Meaning
The bus is late. Nevertheless, I arrive on time.
Ich habe gelernt, obwohl ich wenig Zeit hatte.
Meaning
I studied although I had little time.
Lesson exercises
B1 · 10
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Exercise 1 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Ich lerne, ___ ich müde bin. (Gegensatz; Nebensatz)
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Correct answer: obwohl
Why? Answer: obwohl — Obwohl introduces a subordinate clause with its verb last.
Exercise 2 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Ich bin müde. ___ lerne ich. (dennoch)
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Correct answer: Trotzdem
Why? Answer: Trotzdem — The second statement goes against expectation: nevertheless.
Exercise 3 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Obwohl es regnet, ___ wir spazieren.
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Correct answer: gehen
Why? Answer: gehen — A fronted subordinate clause is followed by the main verb before its subject.
Exercise 4 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Es regnet. Trotzdem ___ wir spazieren.
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Correct answer: gehen
Why? Answer: gehen — After initial Trotzdem come the main verb and subject.
Exercise 5 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Ich arbeite, obwohl ich krank ___.
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Correct answer: bin
Why? Answer: bin — Obwohl introduces a subordinate clause with its verb last.
Exercise 6 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Obwohl / er / wenig Zeit / haben
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Correct answer: Obwohl er wenig Zeit hat
Why? Answer: Obwohl er wenig Zeit hat — Obwohl introduces a subordinate clause with its verb last.
Exercise 7 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Sie hat gelernt, obwohl sie müde ___. (sein, Präteritum)
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Correct answer: war
Why? Answer: war — Obwohl introduces a subordinate clause with its verb last.
Exercise 8 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Es ist kalt. Wir gehen ___ hinaus. (dennoch)
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Correct answer: trotzdem
Why? Answer: trotzdem — The second statement goes against expectation: nevertheless.
Exercise 9 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Obwohl ich müde bin, ___.
Correct answer ✓Incorrect answer
Correct answer: arbeite ich weiter
Why? Answer: arbeite ich weiter — A fronted subordinate clause is followed by the main verb before its subject.
Exercise 10 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context and requested tense.
Welche Variante hat einen korrekten Hauptsatz nach Trotzdem?
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Correct answer: Trotzdem kommt er.
Why? Answer: Trotzdem kommt er. — After initial Trotzdem come the main verb and subject.
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