German Conversation · Level 28
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German word
viermal
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈfiːɐ̯maːl/
Meaning
- adverbfour times
Example
Ich habe ihn viermal gesehen.
I have seen him four times.
More examples
Wir treffen uns viermal im Jahr.
We meet four times a year.
Core concept
A single event occurs on four separate occasions, or a quantity reaches four times a reference level.
Common phrases
viermal pro Woche
four times a week
viermal im Jahr
four times a year
viermal hintereinander
four times in a row
Similar words
einmal: An event happens once in total.
zweimal: An event happens twice in total.
dreimal: An event happens three times in total.
mehrmals: An event happens several times, without a specific count.
Definition in German
Gibt an, dass etwas viermal stattfindet; dient auch zur Bildung von Vielfachen wie ‚viermal so ...‘.
Word origin
Viermal combines the numeral vier with Mal, a German noun meaning an occasion or instance in this usage.
Usage tips
- As an adverb, viermal is normally written as one word, while vier Mal can appear when Mal is treated as a separate noun phrase.