Wenn, falls, sonst – Mini-Quiz aus dem Incident-Alltag
Mini-Quiz (3 Sätze): Konditionalsätze im Incident-Kontext – „Wenn der Build rot ist, dann …“.
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Welche Option ist korrekt?
Correct: 0/7
Hints for this Quiz
Think: Wenn (subclause, verb at the end), then main clause. With dann, the verb comes right after it.
Use the wenn … dann … pattern. After dann (position 1), the finite verb comes next (inversion). Dann is optional, but if you use it, keep verb-second order. Also note verb-final in the wenn-clause. Terms like Build/Deployment are common in German IT talk.
Choose the more formal word for an if-condition.
Falls is a slightly more formal/cautious alternative to wenn for conditions.
You need if–then–otherwise. Remember: sonst = otherwise.
The pattern is Wenn … dann …, sonst … (otherwise). Sonst is a conjunctive adverb that starts the clause and triggers inversion. Ob introduces indirect yes/no questions, not conditions. On-call/alerts are typical in German IT contexts.
Otherwise = sonst. After such adverbs, keep the verb in position 2.
Sonst means otherwise and, as a sentence adverb, causes inversion: Sonst verpasst du … (verb in position 2). Dann is mainly temporal/sequential here, not ‘otherwise’.
Prefer the formal ‘falls’ plus a soft, hypothetical tone with würde.
Falls sounds more cautious/formal than wenn. Using Konjunktiv II (würden … machen) marks a hypothetical/soft recommendation in B1.
Remember: verb-final in the wenn-clause, comma, then verb-second in the main clause.
In a wenn-clause, put the verb at the end and separate with a comma. The main clause follows with verb-second word order; dann is optional.
Paraphrase: Do X, otherwise Y happens. Use sonst for ‘otherwise’.
Sonst expresses ‘otherwise’. It introduces the consequence and triggers inversion (verb-second).
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