einmal

Meaning

1. once, one time (one and only one time)
2. once (formerly; during some period in the past)
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)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯nmaːl/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Meine Kinder sollen es einmal besser haben als ich .

I want my children to have it better than me.

Nicht einmal sein Vater schafft es , ihm noch in die Augen zu sehen .

Not even his father manages to look him in the eye.

Die meisten Legehennen werden nicht einmal zwei Jahre alt .

Most laying hens don't even live to be two years old.

Lass uns einmal zur Boje und wieder zurück schwimmen .

Let's swim to the buoy and back again.

Haben Sie schon einmal den Keilriemen gewechselt ?

Have you ever changed the V-belt?

Einmal erworbene Kurzsichtigkeit wird man nicht wieder los .

Once you have acquired myopia, you cannot get rid of it.

Nachdem sie einmal durchgespielt waren , fehlte es daher an Motivation für wiederholtes Spielen .

Once they had been played through, there was therefore a lack of motivation for repeated play.

In Java kann man nicht einmal Operatoren überladen .

In Java, you can't even overload operators.