ooit

Meaning

1. sometime (in the future), someday, at some point
2. ever
3. once (in the past)
4. (postpositional) of all time, ever

Concepts

ever

sometime

once

long ago

at some time

whilom

yesteryear

anytime

mañana

earlier

eventually

never

one

Opposite of

nooit, nimmer

Synonyms

eens

eenmaal

wel eens

steeds

vroeger

weleens

op

🆙

een

🅰️

altijd

Translations

je

jemals

irgendwann

jadis

outrora

uma vez

einst

jamais

um dia

un jour

einstmals

einmal

umquam

einstens

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oːi̯t/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: oit

Cognate with German: jetzt

Cognate with Old English: ġiet

In summary

From Middle Dutch oit. The further etymology is not clear, as there are no parallels in other languages. Possibly a combination of Old Dutch io and *jit (cognate with German jetzt; Old English ġiet > Modern English yet), although this leaves the initial o- unexplained.

Sentences

Hij heeft ooit een moord gepleegd .

He once committed a murder.

Geweldig , dat was het beste optreden dat ik ooit gezien heb !

Great, that was the best performance I've ever seen!

Niemand heeft dat fort ooit kunnen innemen .

No one has ever been able to take that fort.

Dit was de eerste keer dat hij ooit flauwgevallen was .

This was the first time he'd ever fainted.

Hoe kunnen we dat nu ooit beweren terwijl we hier geheimhouding afspreken ?

How can we possibly be claiming that, and yet agree to confidentiality here?