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einmal

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German

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German numbers (edit)
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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

Etymology

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    From Middle High German einmāle, equivalent to ein +‎ -mal. Compare Middle Low German ênmâl.

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

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    einmal

    1. once, one time (one and only one time)
      Ich werde das nur einmal sagen.
      I'm only going to say it once.
    2. once (formerly; during some period in the past)
      Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin.There was once a beautiful princess.
    3. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
    4. first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)
    5. one order (of food)
      Einmal Pommes, bitte.
      I'll have (one order of) fries, please.

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • einmal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • einmal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • einmal” in Duden online