Italian conjunctions are words that serve to join, or unite two different sentences or words together and are divided into:
- Coordinating conjunctions: Unite two similar elements in the main clause or two independent clauses.
- Subordinating conjunctions: Link dependent or subordinate clauses to the main clause.
- Laura e Gianfranco hanno una bella casa in campagna.
- Laura and Gianfranco have a beautiful house in the countryside.
- Loro restano sempre in città, benchè abbiano una bella casa in campagna.
- They always stay in the city, even though they have a nice house in the country.
- The conjunction (e) is coordinative because it joins two words of the same main clause (Laura e Gianfranco).
- The conjunction (benchè) is subordinate because it introduces a dependent or subordinate clause (benchè abbiano) and connects it to the main clause (Loro restano sempre in città).
The most used conjunctions
| Coordinating | Subordinating |
| E/anche/pure/inoltre O/oppure/ovvero Ma/però/anzi/piuttosto/tuttavia Cioè/infatti/in realtà Dunque/quindi/perciò/allora E..e/o..o/nè..nè/sia..sia/non solo..ma Anche | Che/come Perché/poiché/dato che Affinché/perché Quando/mentre/finché/appena/prima Che/dopo che Come/quasi/nel senso che Se/qualora/se mai/a meno che Benché/sebbene/anche se Così..che/tanto..che/a tal punto..che/tanto da.. |