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mal
"mal" means "once" in German. It is number 57 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).
- Meaning
- once; just (as a softener); times
- IPA
- /maːl/
- Level
- A1
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Example sentences
- Ich muss mal!
I need the loo!
Tatoeba: Esperantostern / sundown - Sie ist nicht mehr, was sie mal war.
She is no longer what she used to be.
Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CK - Ich bin nicht mehr der, der ich mal war.
I am not the person I used to be.
Tatoeba: Zaghawa / CK
Learned together
In the course, "mal" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.