İngilizcede en çok kullanılan bağlaçlar (conjunctions), cümleleri, kelimeleri ya da ifadeleri birbirine bağlamak için kullanılır. Bu bağlaçlar genellikle sebep-sonuç, zıtlık, amaç, koşul, zaman gibi anlam ilişkileri kurar. İşte en yaygın kullanılan bağlaçlar ve anlamlarıyla birlikte kısa açıklamaları:
🔹 Koordine Edici Bağlaçlar (Coordinating Conjunctions)
Bu bağlaçlar eş görevli kelime ve cümleleri bağlar:
And – ve
I like coffee and tea.
But – ama
She is tired, but she will continue.
Or – ya da
Do you want coffee or tea?
So – bu yüzden
It was raining, so we stayed home.
For – çünkü (edebi, resmî)
He stayed home, for he was ill.
Yet – yine de
She’s rich, yet very humble.
Nor – ne de
He doesn’t like pizza, nor does he like pasta.
🔹 Bağlayıcı Zarflar ve Diğer Geçişli Bağlaçlar
Daha karmaşık yapılar kurmak için:
However – ancak, yine de
I wanted to go; however, I was too tired.
Therefore – bu nedenle
He didn’t study; therefore, he failed.
Moreover – dahası
The book is interesting; moreover, it’s informative.
Nevertheless / Nonetheless – buna rağmen
It was hard; nevertheless, we finished it.
🔹 Zıtlık Bildiren Bağlaçlar
Although / Though / Even though – -e rağmen
Although it was raining, they went outside.
While / Whereas – iken, oysa
He likes tea, whereas she prefers coffee.
🔹 Sebep – Sonuç Bildiren Bağlaçlar
Because – çünkü
I stayed home because I was sick.
Since – çünkü
Since you’re here, let’s start.
As – çünkü
As it was late, we left early.
🔹 Koşul Bildiren Bağlaçlar
If – eğer
If it rains, we’ll cancel the picnic.
Unless – -mezse/-madıkça
You can’t go out unless you finish your homework.
Provided that / As long as – şartıyla
You can come as long as you behave.
🔹 Zaman Bağlaçları
When – ne zaman ki
Call me when you arrive.
While – sırasında
I was cooking while he was watching TV.
Before / After / Until / Since – önce / sonra / -e kadar / -den beri
We waited until she arrived.
🔹 Amaç Bildiren Bağlaçlar
So that – olsun diye
She left early so that she could catch the train.
In order that – -sın diye
He studies hard in order that he may succeed.
