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"When?" Asks for a point in time, in direct questions and indirect ones, where the verb still goes to the end. wann never means "if", that's wenn's job.
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"What?" The only German question word that works for both the Nominativ and the Akkusativ. The word never changes: only the case depends on whether was is the subject or the object.
Read the full guide →Wem?
"To/for whom?" Finds the Dativ. Ask it after the verb and the recipient surfaces instantly.
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"Whom?" Finds the Akkusativ. Ask it after the verb and the direct object surfaces instantly.
Read the full guide →wenn vs. wann.
English "when" does two jobs: German splits them. wann asks, even hidden inside other sentences; wenn links two clauses. Here's the test that always works.
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"Who?" Finds the Nominativ. Ask it before the verb and the subject surfaces instantly, regardless of word order.
Read the full guide →Wessen?
"Whose?" Finds the Genitiv. Ask it and possession surfaces instantly.
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