allemal
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
allemal
- at any rate, at all events, by far
- Ich kann allemal besser Französisch als du.
- At all events, I know better French than you do.
- (formal, poetic) always
- Er hat allemal versagt.
- He always failed.
- (old spelling) all times, each time, every time
- Er hat dreimal geschossen und allemal daneben.
- He shot three times and each time off target.
Usage notes[edit]
In the latter case, when meaning “all times, each time”, contemporary spelling requires alle Mal (or alle Male) to be spelt as two separate words. A violation of this rule is, however, not likely to be a cardinal error since separating the sense of “always” from that of “each time” is quite difficult, and often arbitrary. More at Mal.
Further reading[edit]
- “allemal” in Duden online