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Conjunctions are introduced in the section on basic conjunctions.
The following comparative and contrastive conjunctions add depth and complexity to Portuguese sentences.
| Portuguese | English |
| portanto | therefore |
| porém | however, but |
| pois | because, since |
| porquanto | because |
| nem | nor, not even... |
| nem... nem... | neither...nor... |
| contudo | yet, still, altogether |
| no entanto | despite..., nevertheless |
| enquanto | whereas |
| quando | meanwhile |
| (mas) também | (but) also |
| não obstante | however, even so |