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einmal

once

Meaning of einmal

Deutsch

bei nur einer Gelegenheit, nicht öfter

中文

只有一回

once

Pronunciation

German
[ˈaɪ̯nmaːl]

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What's the difference between einmal, früher, einstmals, damals, ein einziges Mal, and bereits

🇩🇪German

Means “earlier, in the past”; compares past with present, not “one time.”

A1very often
E
🇩🇪German
einstmals

Very literary “once, long ago”; rare and only used for the past.

A1rare word
🇩🇪German

Means “back then, at that time”; refers to a specific period in the past.

A1very often
E
🇩🇪German
ein einziges Mal

Exact phrase “only one time”; very close to “once” and stresses that it happened just one time.

A1often
🇩🇪German

Means “already”; says something happened before a certain point, not “once.”

A1very often
🇩🇪German

Means “before, previously”; points to an earlier moment, not a single occurrence.

A1very often
J
🇩🇪German
jemals

Means “ever”; usually used in questions and negatives, not as direct “once.”

A1often
🇩🇪German

Means “sometime, at some point”; the time is unspecified, so it is not “once.”

A1very often

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What does einmal mean?

one time

How do you pronounce einmal?

einmal is pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nmaːl].

Is einmal part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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