GrammarA2· Handy & Internet
Nebensätze mit wenn
Clauses with wenn ('if', 'when', 'whenever')
Kartoffel · your teacher
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From what you know
…, weil das WLAN nicht geht.becomesWenn das WLAN nicht geht, starte ich …6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineAfter wenn, the verb goes to the end: wenn das WLAN nicht geht.
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Before
Der Akku ist leer. Ich lade das Handy auf.
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In the wenn-clause, ist goes to the end. Then comes a comma, and the starts with its verb: lade ich.
„Wenn der Akku leer ist, lade ich das Handy auf.“ — When the battery is flat, I charge the phone.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
wenn means 'if', 'when' or 'whenever'. It links a condition or a time to what happens then. The part that starts with wenn is a . It can't stand on its own. You know this from weil.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Handy & InternetYou need it to say what you do, or what happens, if something is the case. It's also for things that happen every time (immer wenn). Think of tips at the phone shop, problems and solutions, or plans:
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