"wenn" meaning in German

See wenn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /vɛn/ Audio: De-at-wenn.ogg [Austria], De-wenn.ogg
Etymology: Like wann, from Proto-Germanic *hwannē (“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, *kʷi- (“interrogative base”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|wann}} wann, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hwannē||at what time, when}} Proto-Germanic *hwannē (“at what time, when”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*kʷo-}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, {{m|ine-pro|*kʷi-||interrogative base}} *kʷi- (“interrogative base”) Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction|subordinating|cat2=subordinating conjunctions}} wenn (subordinating)
  1. when Tags: subordinating
    Sense id: en-wenn-de-conj-FeqnUkCu
  2. if (on the condition that) Tags: subordinating
    Sense id: en-wenn-de-conj-HAKp2Zx6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wann

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn schon, denn schon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn das Arbeiten nur leicht wäre, tät's der Bürgermeister selber"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn das Aug nicht sehen will, helfen weder Brillen noch Licht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet wohl zum Berge kommen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn man vom Teufel spricht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn man vom Teufel spricht, kommt er"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wenn überhaupt"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "wenn's, wenns",
      "word": "wenn's hoch kommt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "wenn's, wenns",
      "word": "wenns hoch kommt"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?",
          "text": "Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt?",
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      "word": "und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute"
    },
    {
      "word": "wenn schon, denn schon"
    },
    {
      "word": "wenn das Arbeiten nur leicht wäre, tät's der Bürgermeister selber"
    },
    {
      "word": "wenn das Aug nicht sehen will, helfen weder Brillen noch Licht"
    },
    {
      "word": "wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet wohl zum Berge kommen"
    },
    {
      "word": "wenn man vom Teufel spricht"
    },
    {
      "word": "wenn man vom Teufel spricht, kommt er"
    },
    {
      "word": "wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen"
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    {
      "word": "wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen"
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      "sense": "wenn's, wenns",
      "word": "wenns hoch kommt"
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      "word": "wenn's kein Schneider ist"
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