mehrmaliges

Mehrmaliges is a German adjective meaning “occurring several times; repeated.” It is used almost exclusively attributively before a noun to express that something happens on multiple occasions. The standard neuter singular form is mehrmaliges, as in ein mehrmaliges Auftreten or das mehrmalige Auftreten, where the ending -es marks neuter singular without an article. With different articles or cases the ending changes (e.g., eines mehrmaligen Ereignisses, einem mehrmaligen Ereignis). In plural, the form becomes mehrmalige before plural nouns (mehrmalige Ereignisse).

The base adjective is mehrmalig, from mehrmals meaning “several times,” and the suffix -ig to form an adjective meaning “occurring a number of times.” More common synonyms in everyday language are mehrmals, mehrfach, or mehrfache Male, but mehrmaliges is standard in formal or technical writing.

Usage notes:

- Mehrmaliges is typically found in formal, scientific, legal, or administrative contexts, describing the nature of an event or occurrence.

- It is not commonly used as a standalone noun; nominalizations such as das Mehrmalige are rare and tend to appear only in rhetorical or stylistic writing.

- In contrast, mehrmals (adverb) indicates frequency without modifying a noun, and mehrfach (adjective/adverb) is a close, more versatile alternative.

Examples:

- Ein mehrmaliges Auftreten der Störung wurde dokumentiert.

- Mehrmalige Versuche scheiterten erneut.

See also: mehrmals, mehrfach, Wiederholung, Auftreten.