CCONJ: coordinating conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunctions “CCONJ” are a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal syntactic importance within a sentence. They serve to link elements of the same type, such as two nouns, two adjectives, or two verbs, without creating a hierarchy or subordination between the connected elements.
In Spanish, common coordinating conjunctions include y “and”, o “or”, pero “but”, ni “neither/nor”, and sino “but/rather”. Coordinating conjunctions function to create compound sentences and coordinate different parts of the sentence, allowing for more complex and nuanced expressions.
Examples
- María y Juan están estudiando. “María and Juan are studying.”
- Quiero ir al cine, pero no tengo tiempo. “I want to go to the movies but I don’t have time.”
- Puedes estudiar inglés o francés. “You can study English or French.”
Note that some coordinating conjunctions, like y and o, can change their spelling depending on the sound of the following word. For example, y changes to e when the following word begins with an i sound, and o changes to u when the following word begins with an o sound.
Examples
- padre e hijo “father and son”
- siete u ocho “seven or eight”
CCONJ in other languages: [bej] [bg] [bm] [cs] [cy] [da] [el] [en] [es] [ess] [et] [fi] [fro] [fr] [ga] [grc] [hy] [it] [ja] [ka] [kpv] [ky] [myv] [no] [pcm] [pt] [qpm] [ru] [sl] [sv] [tr] [tt] [uk] [u] [urj] [yue] [zh]