As we have already mentioned in the chapter about conjunctions
there are conjunction that require the subject to be behind
the verb.
These conjunctions
are
trotzdem
nevertheless
aber trotzdem
but nevertheless
dennoch
still
deshalb
therefore
entweder... oder
either ... or
gleichwohl
still
jedoch
but
daher
therefore, that's why
deswegen
that's why
somit
thus
zudem
additionally
In simple
phrases this inversion is not difficult to
do
Er weiß es.
Er tut es.
Er weiß es, dennoch
tut er es.
Er liest ein Buch.
Er hört Musik.
Entweder
liest er ein Buch, oder
er hört Musik.
Er hat kein Geld.
Es geht ihm gut.
Er hat kein Geld, gleichwohl
geht es ihm gut.
This inversion is the only difference between a subordinated
phrase and a phrase that starts with a subject. Apart
from this inversion, the word order of the phrase is the
same as a phrase that starts with a subject. In a subordinated
phrase, an adverb or adverbial qualification can never
be before the subject. The table (just seen here)
is not valid for a subordinated phrase. Please see the
table below which shows a simplified version of the table
before containing the inversion required by a conjunction.