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How to Say ‘To raise the alarm if that were the case’ in German

Alarm zu geben, wenn's so wär

ah-lahm tsoo geh-ben vens zo vear

[ah-lahm tsoo geh-ben vens zo vear]

💬 Usage Tip: wenn's is a contraction of wenn es, and wär is a casual short form of wäre. German songs often compress little words like this, but you'll hear the same thing in normal speech too.

Phrase Breakdown

Alarm zu geben

ah-lahm tsoo geh-ben

Words in this phrase

Alarm

[ah-lahm]

alarm

A warning of danger.

Example

Der Alarm ertönt.

The alarm sounds.

[tsoo]

Used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Zu sehen gibt es viel.

There is much to see.

geben

[geh-ben]

give

To hand over or provide.

Example

Ich möchte helfen geben.

I want to provide help.

Wenn's so wär

vens zo vear

Words in this phrase

wenn's

[vens]

if it's

Contraction of 'wenn es'; a conditional expression.

Example

Wenn's passiert, muss man reagieren.

If it happens, one must react.

[zo]

Used to refer to something just mentioned; like that.

Example

So habe ich das gemacht.

That's how I did it.

wär

[vear]

were

Past tense of the verb 'to be'.

Example

Als ob es so wär.

As if it were so.

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