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### Adding a Qualification: *wobei*

When discussing compromises—like negotiating an apartment lease—you often need to qualify a statement, add a restriction, or point out a drawback. You can do this using the relative connector **wobei** ("whereby" or "recognizing that").

Just like other relative connectors, *wobei* refers back to the entire situation described in the main clause. Because it introduces a subordinate clause, it must follow a comma and sends the conjugated verb to the very end of its clause.

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Notice how the first half of the sentence makes a positive or neutral statement, and the *wobei* clause introduces a slight limitation or a related issue.

Because it is perfect for weighing pros and cons, you will hear *wobei* constantly when discussing contracts, housing, and financial compromises.

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Restrictive relative connectors (wobei)

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (der, die, das)

Indefinite articles (ein, eine)

Regular verbs and statement word order (ich -e, er -t)

The second person (du -st, Sie -en)

Yes/No questions

The verb 'to have' (habe, hast, hat)

Plural pronouns and regular verbs (wir, ihr, sie)

Plural 'to be' and 'to have' (sind, haben)

Plural nouns and the plural article (die)

Sentence negation (nicht)

Noun negation (kein, keine)

Question words (wer, was, wo, wie)

Numbers 0 to 12 (null, eins, zwei)

The accusative case (den, die, das)

Indefinite accusative articles (einen, keinen)

Direct object pronouns (mich, dich, ihn)

There is / there are (es gibt)

Vowel changes: e to i/ie (er spricht, sie liest)

Vowel changes: a to ä (er fährt)

Weather and conditions (es regnet)

First- and second-person possessives in the nominative (mein, dein, Ihr)

First- and second-person possessives in the accusative (meinen, deinen, Ihren)

Third-person and plural possessives (sein, ihr, unser, euer)

Possession with names (Annas Auto)

Demonstrative pronouns (dieser, diese, dieses)

Expressing preference (gern, lieber)

Asking about direction and origin (woher, wohin)

Expressing ability (können)

Polite requests (möchten)

Expressing intention (wollen)

Modal verbs of obligation and permission (müssen, dürfen)

Separable prefix verbs

Adverbs of frequency (immer, oft, manchmal, nie)

The Dative case and definite articles (dem, der, den)

Dative indefinite and negative articles (einem, einer, keinem)

Dative personal pronouns (mir, dir, ihm, ihr...)

Dative verbs (helfen, danken, gefallen, schmecken)

Dative prepositions (aus, bei, mit, nach...)

Accusative prepositions (für, ohne, gegen)

Two-way prepositions for location (in, an, auf...)

Informal singular imperative (mach, komm)

Plural and formal imperative (macht, machen Sie)

Coordinating conjunctions (und, oder, aber, denn)

Simple past of sein and haben (war, hatte)

The perfect tense: regular verbs (gemacht, gespielt)

Past tense: irregular verbs (ge-...-en)

The perfect tense: mixed verbs (gebracht, gekannt)

The perfect tense with sein (ist gegangen)

The perfect tense: separable verbs (eingekauft)

The perfect tense: inseparable and -ieren verbs (besucht, studiert)

Informal singular commands (mach, lern)

Numbers 13 to 20 (dreizehn to zwanzig)

Counting by tens to 100 (dreißig, vierzig)

Telling time (Uhr, halb, Viertel, vor, nach)

Numbers 21 to 99 (einundzwanzig, zweiunddreißig)

Greetings and farewells

Thank you, sorry and good wishes

Everyday replies

Numbers 100 to 1,000,000 (hundert, tausend...)

Becoming and getting (werden)

The impersonal pronoun (man)

Indefinite pronouns (jemand, niemand...)

Time sequence prepositions (vor, nach, bei)

Time span prepositions (von... bis, seit, für)

Adverbs of sequence (zuerst, dann, danach)

Two-way prepositions for direction (in, auf, an...)

Directional adverbs (hin, her)

Placement verbs (setzen, stellen, legen)

Months of the year (Januar, Februar)

The four seasons (Frühling, Sommer)

Time prepositions and indefinite pronouns (an, in, um)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 19th (am ersten)

Ordinals 20th and beyond (-ste, -sten)

Placement vs. location verbs (stellen vs. stehen)

Accusative reflexive pronouns (mich, dich, sich)

Accusative reflexive verbs (sich freuen)

Dative reflexive pronouns (mir, dir, sich)

Dative reflexive verbs (sich etwas merken)

Ordinal numbers 11th to 19th (-te)

Temporal prepositions (an, in, um)

Double objects with nouns

Double objects with pronouns

The modal verb for advice (sollen)

Simple past of modal verbs (musste, wollte...)

Simple past of common irregulars (wurde, wusste, es gab)

Adverbial connectors of consequence (deshalb, darum...)

Subordinate clauses for statements (dass)

Question	Answer
the location	die Lage
whereby (recognizing that)	wobei
the disadvantage	der Nachteil
The location of the apartment is fantastic, whereby that can also be a disadvantage.	Die Lage der Wohnung ist fantastisch, wobei das auch ein Nachteil sein kann.
the viewing	die Besichtigung
The viewing was interesting, recognizing that I did not find the location good.	Die Besichtigung war interessant, wobei ich die Lage nicht gut fand.
the real estate agent (m)	der Makler
the security deposit	die Kaution
We had to pay the real estate agent, recognizing that the security deposit was also very high.	Wir mussten den Makler bezahlen, wobei die Kaution auch sehr hoch war.
the landlord (m)	der Vermieter
the tenant (m)	der Mieter
The landlord was looking for a candidate, whereby as a tenant one often had to wait a long time.	Der Vermieter suchte einen Kandidaten, wobei man als Mieter oft lange warten musste.
the compromise	der Kompromiss
There is often discussion here, recognizing that this compromise has no disadvantage.	Hier wird oft diskutiert, wobei dieser Kompromiss keinen Nachteil hat.
The security deposit is paid, whereby the real estate agent is not yet satisfied.	Die Kaution ist bezahlt, wobei der Makler noch nicht zufrieden ist.
the utility costs (pl)	die Nebenkosten
We are accepting the compromise, whereby the utility costs will unfortunately rise.	Wir akzeptieren den Kompromiss, wobei die Nebenkosten leider steigen werden.
The viewing was yesterday, recognizing that the landlord was not there.	Die Besichtigung war gestern, wobei der Vermieter nicht da war.
There was negotiating today, whereby the utility costs were a problem.	Es wurde heute verhandelt, wobei die Nebenkosten ein Problem waren.
As a tenant he wanted the apartment, recognizing that the rent was too high.	Als Mieter wollte er die Wohnung, wobei die Miete zu hoch war.