einmal

once

The word 'einmal' is used in German to express the concept of 'once' in English. It can be used to indicate a single occurrence of an event, action, or process. For example, 'Ich habe es einmal gesehen' translates to 'I have seen it once' in English.

adverb conjunction

Example sentences using: einmal

Ich gehe einmal pro Woche ins Kino.

I go to the cinema once a week.

In this sentence, 'einmal' is used in the context of a frequency and translates as 'once'.

Einmal und nicht wieder.

Once and never again.

Here, 'einmal' is used to describe a single occurrence of an event, emphasizing that it will not happen again.

Er muss das noch einmal überprüfen.

He needs to check that once again.

In this case, 'einmal' is used in conjunction with 'again', indicating a repetition of an action.