Connectives

• abgesehen davon = apart from this
• angenommen dass = assuming that
• außer = besides, apart from, except
• außerdem = besides, furthermore
• danach = afterwards
• das heißt (d.h) = that is (i.e)
• dennoch = nevertheless
• deschalb = therefore, because of that
• deswegen = therefore, because of that
• doch = after all, on the contrary, yes
• drittens = thirdly
• eigentlich = actually, really
• erstens = firstly
• jedoch = however
• leider = unfortunately
• naturlich = of course, naturally
• ohne Zweifel = without a doubt
• schließlich = eventually, in the end, finally
• sonst = otherwise, or else
• sowieso = anyway, anyhow, in any case
• trotzdem = nevertheless
• vorausgesetzt dass = provided that
• zuerst = (at) first
• zufällig = by chance
• zweitens = sencondly