einmal
German
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| Cardinal: eins, (before a noun) ein Ordinal: erste Sequence adverb: erstens Ordinal abbreviation: 1. Adverbial: einmal Adverbial abbreviation: 1-mal Multiplier: einfach Multiplier abbreviation: 1-fach Fractional: Ganzes | ||||
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Etymology
From Middle High German einmāle, equivalent to ein + -mal. Compare Middle Low German ênmâl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nmaːl/
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Adverb
einmal
- once, one time (one and only one time)
- Ich werde das nur einmal sagen.
- I'm only going to say it once.
- once (formerly; during some period in the past)
- Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. ― There was once a beautiful princess.
- sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
- first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)
Derived terms
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