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How to Say ‘If you don't mind’ in German

Wenn's dir nichts ausmacht

vens deer nichts OWS-makht

[vens deer nichts OWS-makht]

💬 Usage Tip: Wenn's is a spoken shortening of wenn es. In a clause starting with wenn, the verb ausmacht moves to the very end.

Phrase Breakdown

Wenn's dir

vens deer

If it ... you

'Wenn's' is the spoken short form of 'wenn es' and sounds like 'vens'. 'Dir' means 'to you'.

Example

Wenn's dir passt, komm vorbei.

If it suits you, come by.

Words in this phrase

Wenn's

[vens]

if it's

Contraction of 'wenn es'; a conditional expression.

Example

Wenn's regnet, bleiben wir drin.

If it's raining, we'll stay inside.

dir

[deer]

to you

Dative pronoun meaning 'to you' in informal singular form.

Example

Ich sende dir später die Adresse.

I will send you the address later.

nichts ausmacht

nichts OWS-makht

doesn't bother

'Etwas ausmachen' means to bother someone. Stress 'AUS' in 'ausmacht'.

Example

Das macht mir nichts aus.

That doesn't bother me.

Words in this phrase

nichts

[nichts]

nothing

No thing; not anything.

Example

Ich habe nichts gesehen.

I saw nothing.

ausmacht

[OWS-makht]

bothers, matters

From 'ausmachen'; 'es macht mir nichts aus' means it doesn't bother me.

Example

Macht es dir etwas aus, zu warten?

Do you mind waiting?

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