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WORD GRAMMAR
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Verb
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SENTENCE GRAMMAR
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Conditional clauses (unreal)
The Konjunktiv II forms are often used in conditional clauses of the unreal. These subordinate clauses, that are introduced with wenn (more seldom with falls), state a requirement, the condition under which the content of the main clause (on which the subordinate clause depends) is valid.
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requirement
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result
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Wenn das Wetter gut wäre,
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würden wir einen Ausflug machen.
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Falls ich nicht viel zu tun hätte, | würde ich mitkommen. |
subordinate clause
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main clause
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Ich hätte ihm geholfen, | wenn ich Zeit gehabt hätte. |
main clause
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subordinate clause
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In these clauses, the Konjunktiv II expresses something unreal. The requirement stated does not correspond to reality.
requirement
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result
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Wenn das Wetter gut wäre,
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würden wir einen Ausflug machen. |
unreal
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Konjunktiv II
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das Wetter ist nicht gut |
real
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indicative
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