wenn
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Like wann, from Proto-Germanic *hwannē (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, *kʷi- (“interrogative base”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]wenn (subordinating)
- when
- Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist!
- Tell me when you're done!
- if (on the condition that)
- Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt?
- What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?
Usage notes
[edit]Instead of using wenn to introduce a conditional clause, verb-initial (V1) word order can also be used:
- Wird das nicht gemacht, müsste die Nutzung beschränkt werden.
- (If) that is not done, then the uses will have to be limited.
In any case, the main clause can, but need not be, introduced by dann or so:
- Bedenkt man, dass Gold recht schwer zu finden ist, so/dann ist es kein Wunder, dass es so wertvoll ist.
- If we consider that gold is rather difficult to come by, it is no wonder that it is so valuable.
Derived terms
[edit]- und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute
- wenn schon, denn schon
- wenn das Arbeiten nur leicht wäre, tät's der Bürgermeister selber
- wenn das Aug nicht sehen will, helfen weder Brillen noch Licht
- wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet wohl zum Berge kommen
- wenn man vom Teufel spricht
- wenn man vom Teufel spricht, kommt er
- wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen
- wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen
- wenn's, wenns
- wenn überhaupt
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Hunsrik
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- wën (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
[edit]Like wann, from Proto-Germanic *hwannē (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, *kʷi- (“interrogative base”). Compare German wann.
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]wenn (subordinating)
- when (at such time)
- Ich here Musik, wenn-ich aam Wegh gehn
- I listen to music when I walk down the street.
- if
- Wenn-ich reich wäär, däd-ich meer en groses Haus kaafe.
- If I were rich, I would buy a big house for myself.
Further reading
[edit]Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hwannē (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, *kʷi- (“interrogative base”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]wenn (subordinating)
See also
[edit]Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *wanjaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *wan- (“swelling, growth, lump, tumor”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle Low German wene (“wen”), Middle Dutch wanne, wan (“goiter”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wenn m (nominative plural wennas)
- wen (cyst on the skin)
Declension
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German conjunctions
- German subordinating conjunctions
- German terms with usage examples
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Hunsrik 1-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik conjunctions
- Hunsrik subordinating conjunctions
- Hunsrik terms with usage examples
- Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Low German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Low German lemmas
- Low German conjunctions
- Low German subordinating conjunctions
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with unknown etymologies
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns