Conjunction संयोजक (जोड्ने शब्द)

 

WHAT IS A CONJUNCTION?

✅ Definition:

A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.

👉 Nepali:
Conjunction = संयोजक (जोड्ने शब्द)

📌 Example:

• Ram and Sita are friends.
  👉 राम र सीता साथी हुन्।

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🔷 TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS

There are 3 main types:

1. Coordinating Conjunctions
2. Subordinating Conjunctions
3. Correlative Conjunctions

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🔹 1. COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

✅ Use:

They join equal parts (word + word / clause + clause)

👉 Nepali: समान स्तरका वाक्यांश जोड्छन्

🔑 FANBOYS:

• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

• FANBOYS in Nepali

  1. For (कारण जनाउने)

  👉 Meaning: किनभने / कारणले

  📌 Example:

  • I stayed home, for I was tired.
    👉 म घरमै बसेँ, किनभने म थाकेको थिएँ।

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  2. And (जोड्ने)

  👉 Meaning: र

  📌 Example:

  • Ram and Sita are friends.
    👉 राम र सीता साथी हुन्।

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  3. Nor (न…न)

  👉 Meaning: न…न / पनि होइन

  📌 Example:

  • He doesn’t eat meat, nor does he drink milk.
    👉 ऊ मासु खाँदैन, न त दूध पिउँछ।

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  4. But (विपरीत अर्थ)

  👉 Meaning: तर

  📌 Example:

  • She is poor but happy.
    👉 ऊ गरिब छ तर खुशी छ।

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  5. Or (विकल्प)

  👉 Meaning: वा

  📌 Example:

  • Take tea or coffee.
    👉 चिया वा कफी लिनुहोस्।

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  6. Yet (तर पनि)

  👉 Meaning: तर पनि / तथापि

  📌 Example:

  • He is weak, yet he fights bravely.
    👉 ऊ कमजोर छ, तर पनि साहसीसँग लड्छ।

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  7. So (परिणाम)

  👉 Meaning: त्यसैले

  📌 Example:

  • It rained, so we stayed home.
    👉 पानी पर्यो, त्यसैले हामी घरमै बस्यौँ।

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  🎯 QUICK MEMORY (Very Important)

  👉 FANBOYS = For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

  Conjunction	Nepali Meaning
  For	किनभने
  And	र
  Nor	न…न
  But	तर
  Or	वा
  Yet	तर पनि
  So	त्यसैले

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📌 Examples:

1. I like tea and coffee.
   👉 मलाई चिया र कफी मनपर्छ।
2. She is poor but happy.
   👉 ऊ गरिब छ तर खुशी छ।
3. Hurry up or you will miss the bus.
   👉 छिटो गर नत्र बस छुट्छ।
4. He was tired so he slept.
   👉 ऊ थाकेको थियो त्यसैले सुत्यो।
5. She didn’t study yet she passed.
   👉 उसले पढिन तर पनि पास भई।

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🔹 2. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

✅ Use:

They join main clause + dependent clause

👉 Nepali: मुख्य वाक्य र सहायक वाक्य जोड्छन्

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🔑 Common words:

• because, although, if, when, while, since, unless, before, after

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📌 Examples:

1. I stayed home because it was raining.
   👉 पानी परिरहेको थियो त्यसैले म घरमै बसेँ।
2. Although he is rich, he is unhappy.
   👉 ऊ धनी भए पनि दुखी छ।
3. I will come if you call me.
   👉 तिमीले बोलायौ भने म आउँछु।
4. She was sleeping when I called her.
   👉 मैले फोन गर्दा ऊ सुतिरहेकी थिई।
5. Wait here until I return.
   👉 म नफर्किएसम्म यहाँ पर्ख।

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🔹 3. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

✅ Use:

They work in pairs

👉 Nepali: जोेडीमा प्रयोग हुने संयोजक

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🔑 Common pairs:

• either…or
• neither…nor
• both…and
• not only…but also

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📌 Examples:

1. Either Ram or Shyam will come.
   👉 राम वा श्याममध्ये एक जना आउँछ।
2. Neither he nor his brother is guilty.
   👉 ऊ र उसको दाजु दुवै दोषी छैनन्।
3. Both tea and coffee are available.
   👉 चिया र कफी दुवै उपलब्ध छन्।
4. She is not only smart but also hardworking.
   👉 ऊ केवल होशियार मात्र होइन, मेहनती पनि छे।

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🔥 IMPORTANT RULES

✅ Rule 1: Comma before conjunction

• Use comma before but, so, and (in long sentences)

Example:
I was tired, so I went to bed.
👉 म थाकेको थिएँ, त्यसैले म सुत्न गएँ।

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✅ Rule 2: Subject-Verb Agreement (Correlative)

Example:
Either Ram or his friends are coming.
👉 राम वा उसका साथीहरू आउँदैछन्।

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✅ Rule 3: “Because” vs “So”

• Don’t use both together ❌

❌ Because he was ill, so he didn’t come.
✔ Because he was ill, he didn’t come.
✔ He was ill, so he didn’t come.

👉 ऊ बिरामी थियो त्यसैले आएन।

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🔷 EXTRA USES (VERY IMPORTANT)

✅ 1. Showing Contrast

• but, although

She is poor but happy.
👉 ऊ गरिब छ तर खुशी छ।

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✅ 2. Showing Reason

• because, since

I was late because of traffic.
👉 ट्राफिकका कारण म ढिलो भएँ।

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✅ 3. Showing Result

• so, therefore

It rained, so we stayed home.
👉 पानी पर्यो त्यसैले हामी घरमै बस्यौँ।

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✅ 4. Showing Choice

• or, either…or

You can have tea or coffee.
👉 तिमी चिया वा कफी लिन सक्छौ।

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✅ 5. Showing Condition

• if, unless

I will go if you come.
👉 तिमी आए भने म जान्छु।

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🎯 QUICK SUMMARY

• Conjunction = जोड्ने शब्द (संयोजक)
• 3 types:
  • Coordinating (and, but, or…)
  • Subordinating (because, if, when…)
  • Correlative (either…or, both…and…)

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✅ BONUS (VERY SIMPLE LINE)

👉 Conjunction = Sentence joiner
👉 संयोजक = वाक्य जोड्ने शब्द

A. COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (15 Examples)

1. I like apples and bananas.
   👉 मलाई स्याउ र केरा मनपर्छ।
2. She is tired but she is working.
   👉 ऊ थाकेकी छ तर काम गरिरहेकी छे।
3. Hurry up or you will be late.
   👉 छिटो गर नत्र तिमी ढिलो हुन्छौ।
4. He didn’t call, so I went to his house.
   👉 उसले फोन गरेन, त्यसैले म उसको घर गएँ।
5. She is poor yet she is honest.
   👉 ऊ गरिब छ तर पनि इमानदार छे।
6. I wanted to go, but it was raining.
   👉 म जान चाहन्थेँ तर पानी परिरहेको थियो।
7. He is smart and hardworking.
   👉 ऊ होशियार र मेहनती छ।
8. We can stay here or leave now.
   👉 हामी यहाँ बस्न सक्छौँ वा अहिले जान सक्छौँ।
9. She studied hard, so she passed.
   👉 उसले कडा पढी, त्यसैले पास भई।
10. I was hungry, so I ate food.
    👉 म भोकाएको थिएँ, त्यसैले खाना खाएँ।
11. He is poor but happy.
    👉 ऊ गरिब छ तर खुशी छ।
12. She didn’t come, nor did she call.
    👉 ऊ आइन् र फोन पनि गरिनन्।
13. I will try, yet I am not sure.
    👉 म प्रयास गर्नेछु तर निश्चित छैन।
14. They played well and won the match.
    👉 उनीहरूले राम्रो खेले र खेल जिते।
15. We were late, so we missed the bus.
    👉 हामी ढिलो भयौँ, त्यसैले बस छुट्यो।

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🔹 B. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (15 Examples)

16. I stayed home because I was sick.
    👉 म बिरामी थिएँ त्यसैले घरमै बसेँ।
17. Although he is rich, he is unhappy.
    👉 ऊ धनी भए पनि दुखी छ।
18. I will come if you invite me.
    👉 तिमीले निम्ता दिए म आउँछु।
19. She was reading when I entered.
    👉 म पस्दा ऊ पढिरहेकी थिई।
20. Wait here until I come back.
    👉 म नफर्किएसम्म यहाँ पर्ख।
21. I left early because it was raining.
    👉 पानी परिरहेको थियो त्यसैले म चाँडै निस्किएँ।
22. He works hard so that he can succeed.
    👉 ऊ सफल हुनका लागि कडा मेहनत गर्छ।
23. Since you are here, help me.
    👉 तिमी यहाँ छौ भने मलाई सहयोग गर।
24. She didn’t go because she was tired.
    👉 ऊ थाकेकी थिई त्यसैले गइन।
25. Call me when you arrive.
    👉 तिमी पुगेपछि मलाई फोन गर।
26. I will wait until you return.
    👉 तिमी नफर्किएसम्म म पर्खन्छु।
27. He failed because he didn’t study.
    👉 उसले पढेन त्यसैले फेल भयो।
28. While I was walking, it started raining.
    👉 म हिँडिरहेको बेला पानी पर्न थाल्यो।
29. She smiled although she was sad.
    👉 ऊ दुखी भए पनि मुस्कुराई।
30. I won’t go unless you come.
    👉 तिमी नआए म जानेछैन।

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🔹 C. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS (10 Examples)

31. Either you or I will go.
    👉 तिमी वा म मध्ये एक जना जान्छ।
32. Neither he nor his friend came.
    👉 ऊ र उसको साथी कोही पनि आएनन्।
33. Both Ram and Shyam are present.
    👉 राम र श्याम दुवै उपस्थित छन्।
34. She is not only smart but also kind.
    👉 ऊ केवल होशियार मात्र होइन, दयालु पनि छे।
35. Either take it or leave it.
    👉 या त लिनुहोस् वा छोड्नुहोस्।
36. Neither the teacher nor the students understood.
    👉 शिक्षक र विद्यार्थी दुवैले बुझेनन्।
37. Both tea and coffee are hot.
    👉 चिया र कफी दुवै तातो छन्।
38. He is not only rich but also generous.
    👉 ऊ धनी मात्र होइन, उदार पनि छ।
39. Either study hard or fail.
    👉 या त कडा पढ वा फेल होऊ।
40. Neither you nor I am wrong.
    👉 तिमी र म दुवै गलत छैनौँ।

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🎯 FINAL QUICK REVISION

• and = र
• but = तर
• or = वा
• so = त्यसैले
• because = किनभने / त्यसैले
• although = भए पनि
• if = यदि
• either…or = या…या
• neither…nor = न…न