Which conjunction introduces which kind of clause, and the two - каб and калі б - whose choice of verb form is not free.
I can build all eight kinds of subordinate clause and choose the right verb form after каб and калі б.
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Я ведаю, што ён прыйдзе а сёмай.
I know he will come at seven.
Хоць было позна, мы ўсё роўна пайшлі.
Although it was late, we went anyway.
Пачакай, пакуль я не вярнуся.
Wait until I come back.
Я хачу, каб ты прыйшоў у суботу.
I want you to come on Saturday.
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| Type | Introduced by | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Object | што, ці | Я ведаю, што ён прыйдзе. |
| Relative | які, чый, дзе | Кніга, якую я чытаю. |
| Time | калі, пакуль, як толькі | Калі будзе час, паедзем. |
| Cause | бо, таму што | Не іду, бо хворы. |
| Purpose | каб | Прыйшоў, каб дапамагчы. |
| Condition | калі, калі б | Калі б было цяплей... |
| Concession | хоць, нягледзячы на тое што | Хоць было позна, мы пайшлі. |
| Result | так што | Было позна, так што мы засталіся. |
Most conjunctions leave the verb alone. Two do not:
It means when, if and, with бы, if only. The verb form tells them apart:
Concession, and shorter than the Russian equivalent: Хоць было позна, мы пайшлі. It also works as "at least": Пабач хоць раз.
A subordinate clause can stand before or after the main one, and the comma is written either way. Belarusian does not invert anything - the clause keeps ordinary word order throughout.
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ÜbungsaufgabenTypical errors: using a present or future after каб with different subjects, and putting бы in only one half of a калі б sentence.
Using a present or future after каб with different subjects
It takes the past form: каб ты прыйшоў.
Putting бы in only one half
Both halves carry it: Калі б я меў час, я прыйшоў бы.
Using Russian conjunctions
Бо, каб, хоць, пакуль, як толькі.
Omitting the comma before a subordinate clause
It is written whichever order the clauses come in.
Я ведаю, што ён прыйдзе а сёмай.
I know he will come at seven.
An object clause with <em>што</em>, and the tense is kept as spoken.
Хоць было позна, мы ўсё роўна пайшлі.
Although it was late, we went anyway.
Concession with <em>хоць</em>, shorter than the Russian conjunction.
Пачакай, пакуль я не вярнуся.
Wait until I come back.
<em>Пакуль</em> for time, and the negative here is idiomatic rather than logical.
Я хачу, каб ты прыйшоў у суботу.
I want you to come on Saturday.
Different subjects, so <em>каб</em> takes the past form even about the future.
Было позна, так што мы засталіся начаваць.
It was late, so we stayed the night.
A result clause with <em>так што</em>.
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