Bisatser och BIFF

Subordinate clauses, conjunctions and BIFF

A subordinate clause needs a main clause and usually starts with att, om, när, innan, medan or för att. Adverbs such as inte come before the finite verb (BIFF). If the subordinate clause comes first, the main clause still follows V2: Om du kommer, blir det roligt.

I do not eat breakfast.

I know that I do not eat breakfast.

If you come tomorrow, it will be fun.

While we were waiting, we saw a bird.

Before you leave, you must eat.

I read in order to learn.

When the sun sets, it is dark.

I think it will rain.