wenn: "when" vs "if" – Telc B1
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· 12.04.2026 at 16:05 UTC
wenn can mean when (repeated or future) or if (condition). Wenn es regnet, nehme ich einen Schirm. (When/If it rains, I take an umbrella.) Wenn ich Zeit habe, rufe ich an. (When/If I have time, I'll call.) The verb in the wenn-clause is at the end; the main clause has verb in second position. Als is used for one-time past (when): Als ich Kind war, ... (When I was a child.)
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