"Wenn sie isst, trinke ich."

Translation: When she eats, I drink.

[Zbrrv55w]

Why not "if" as in, "If she eats, I drink" e.g. imagine, one partner has a disorder that means they can't eat solid foods, so they drink while partner two eats, when both partners go out together, e.g. to a restaurant?

[Rejnald]

I think it should be correct

[mizinamo]

Yes, that's also a possible translation.

Report it as a missing alternative ("my translation should be accepted"), please.

[KarolChmiel]

Like me and my wife

[ellablun]

how do i know when "wenn" is "if" and when "wenn" is "when"?

[mizinamo]

Just context.

I suppose Germans consider all future events to be a little bit hypothetical :)

(If you want to be explicit about the "if" meaning, you can use falls.)

[Quinn254356]

Would "...ich trinke" have also worked?

[MortiBiRD]

Wenn sie isst, trinke ich. Correct.

Ich trinke, wenn sie isst. Correct.

Wenn sie isst, ich trinke. Not correct.

The verb of the main clause has to be on position 2. In Duos sentence the subordinate clause is on pos 1. Since the verb has to be on pos 2 it can only be at this place.

[der.handschuh]

so it let me use "if" before but not on this one.I must translate it with "when" though i don't want to.For me when is wann and wenn is if.

[Alextru91]

Classic Duolingo

[ClarissaSa777440]

When they eat isn't correct?

[Josef641815]

She eats = sie isst
They eat = sie essen

[lightbombs]

It's isst so use she

[Slayer_Jezza]

Sie would be capitalized and used with essen not isst

[acfern]

"Sie" is only capitalised for the formal "you", not when it means "they" or "her".

[Robert718458]

Wann sie isst, trinke ich.

[mizinamo]

No. Wann is not a conjunction -- it's a question word.