wenn

From Middle High German wanne, wenne, from Old High German hwanne, hwenne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, similar to the adverb wann.

• IPA^(key): /vɛn/

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wenn (subordinating)

1. when, whenever

   Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist!

   Tell me when you're done!

2. 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?

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.

Wenn man vom Teufel spricht, kommt er.

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

• wann

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• wën (Wiesemann spelling system)

Like wann, from Middle High German wanne, Old High German wanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, *hwan. Compare German wann.

• IPA^(key): /vɛn/

wenn (subordinating)

1. when (at such time)

   Ich here Musik, wenn-ich aam Wegh gehn

   I listen to music when I walk down the street.

2. if

   Wenn-ich reich wäär, däd-ich meer en groses Haus kaafe.

   If I were rich, I would buy a big house for myself.

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From Middle Low German wenne, from Old Saxon hwanne.

• IPA^(key): /vɛn/

wenn (subordinating)

1. when
2. if (on the condition that)

• wannehr
• wann

• wænn

From Proto-Germanic *wanjaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *wan- (“swelling, growth, lump, tumor”), of uncertain origin. According to Watkins, it is related to *wundō (“wound”).^[1]

Cognate with Middle Low German wene (“wen”), Middle Dutch wanne, wan (“goiter”).

• IPA^(key): /wenn/, [wen]

wenn m (nominative plural wennas)

1. wen (cyst on the skin)

Strong a-stem:

• Middle English: wenne
  • English: wen