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Conditional clauses with "wenn" The conjunction wenn often introduces a conditional subordinate clause. As a rule, the subordinate clause cannot stand alone as its meaning depends on the...
Subordinate clauses: wenn. Wenn es kalt ist, ziehe ich eine Jacke an. The conjunction wenn can introduce a conditional clause. A conditional clause is a subordinate clause that expresses a...
- Type -1: Imperativ + Wenn + Präsens
- Type 0: Präsens + Wenn + Präsens
- Type 1: Futur I + Wenn + Präsens
- Type 2: Konjunktiv II
- Tipo 3: Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt + Wenn + Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt
- Conditional Clauses Without 'wenn'
Type -1 clauses are used for giving conditional ordersand are formed: Imperativ + Wenn + Präsens Sag mir, wenn du Zeit hast Tell me if you have time
Type 0 clauses are used to express empirical or scientific realities. They are constructed in the following way: Präsens + Wenn + Präsens Du kannst alles schaffen, wenn du es wirklich willst You can do it all, if you really want to Remember that the order of the sentences can be reversed, but the verb must remain in the second position in the main ...
Type 1 clauses are used to express events that might happen. Their construction: Futur I + Wenn + Präsens Wenn ich Geld habe, werde ich einen neuen Laptop kaufen When/If I have money, I will buy a new laptop NOTE: The idea of this clause is that we think that we are going to have money in the future; we consider it to be a possible situation in the...
Type 2 is used for narrating situations that have little possibility of taking place: Konjunktiv II (Präteritum) + Wenn + Konjunktiv II (Präteritum) Wenn ich Millionär wäre würde ich ein Motorrad kaufen If I were a millionaire, I’d buy myself a motorcycle
Type 3 conditional clauses express situations that are not possible in the present, their construction is: Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt + Wenn + Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt Wenn ich an seiner Stelle gewesen wäre, hätte ich das selbe gemacht If I had been in his place, I would have done the same
Conditional clauses can also be formed without the conjunction wennbut by changing the position of the verb to position 1. Construction with wenn: Wenn ich reich wäre, würde ich dir helfen If I were rich, I would help you Construction without wenn: Wäre ich reich, würde ich dir helfen If I were rich, I would help you
Conditional sentences mostly use wenn (if/when). The condition comes immediately after wenn, and the result comes in the other part of the sentence (without wenn).
A conditional clause (Konditionalsatz) also called "wenn-Satz" gives a condition or circumstance that must be fulfilled in order for an action to take place. The German conjunctions for this type of subordinate clause are: „wenn“, „falls“ and „sofern“.
The subordinate clause contains the condition and is introduced by the word "wenn". A comma separates it from the independent clause. Examples: Ich wäre glücklich, wenn du Deutsch lernen...
wenn vs. falls. The German conjunction wenn has two meanings: if and when. Example: Wenn ich dich besuche, rufe ich dich vorher an. = If I visit, I’ll call you first. = When I visit, I’ll call you first. To make it clear you mean if and not when, you can use falls. Example: Falls ich dich besuche, rufe ich dich vorher an. If I visit you, I ...
