Meaning

  1. (subordinating) when, whenever
  2. (subordinating) if (on the condition that)

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

wenn

Zürich

Zürich

wänn

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wenn

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

wenn

Graubünden

Graubünden

wenn

Aargau

Aargau

wenn

Fribourg

Fribourg

wänn

Bern

Bern

wenn

Basel-Stadt

Basel-Stadt

wenn

Bern

Bern

we

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

wenn

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɛn/
Etymology

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

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