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Weil vs Wenn vs Da
I was redoing the Conjunctions lesson and I see there's about three words that mean because (weil, wenn, da) and I really can't tell the differences on when to use them? Help
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Sind wir schon "da"? Are we "there" yet?
I’m going "there". Ich gehe "da"…. -> is really really wrong. Ich gehe dahin. is correct
Weihnachten ist "da". Christmas is "here".
Ist noch Suppe "da"? Is "there" still some soup? (no location specified)
"Da" ich Hunger habe, esse ich. "Because" I am hungry I eat.
also can use of "Da" instead of "weil" and "als" ..
remember German people love "Da" in conversation ;)
Weil = because, wenn =if/when and da = there. There may be alternative meanings that I haven't come across. I suppose there are some instances where one of these words could be substituted for another in a sentence but not always.
Du kannst nicht zur Schule gehen, weil du krank bist. = You can't go to school because you're sick.
Du kannst nicht zur Schule gehen, wenn du krank bist. = You can't go to school if/when you're sick.
I don't believe da would work in place of weil or wenn in this particular example. Maybe someone who knows more can provide further explanation.