"Wenn" meaning in German

See Wenn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [vɛn] Audio: De-Wenn.ogg
Etymology: Nominalisation of the conjunction wenn. Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,-}} Wenn n (strong, genitive Wenns, plural Wenn) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,-}} Forms: Wenns [genitive], Wenn [plural], strong [table-tags], Wenn [nominative, singular], Wenn [definite, nominative, plural], Wenns [genitive, singular], Wenn [definite, genitive, plural], Wenn [dative, singular], Wenn [dative, definite, plural], Wenn [accusative, singular], Wenn [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) if Tags: informal, neuter, strong Synonyms: Bedingung, Zweifel Derived forms: Wenn und Aber
    Sense id: en-Wenn-de-noun-k19oMZ1P Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Nominalisation of the conjunction wenn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wenns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-"
      },
      "expansion": "Wenn n (strong, genitive Wenns, plural Wenn)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Wenn und Aber"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if"
      ],
      "id": "en-Wenn-de-noun-k19oMZ1P",
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) if"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Bedingung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zweifel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vɛn]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Wenn"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Wenn und Aber"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Nominalisation of the conjunction wenn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wenns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wenn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-"
      },
      "expansion": "Wenn n (strong, genitive Wenns, plural Wenn)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German informal terms",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) if"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Bedingung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zweifel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vɛn]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Wenn.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/De-Wenn.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wenn"
}

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