siebenmal

Siebenmal is a German adverb meaning “seven times.” It is used to indicate that an action is repeated seven times. It belongs to the family of numeric + Mal constructions, alongside einmal, zweimal, dreimal, and so on, which express frequency or repetition of events.

Orthography and usage notes

In modern German the adverb is typically written as siebenmal (one word). However, when Mal is treated as a noun meaning “time/occurrence,” the phrase can also appear as sieben Mal with Mal capitalized and separated, for example in phrases like “das siebte Mal” (the seventh time) or “drei Mal” for three times. The exact choice between single-word and two-word forms is a matter of style and context, though siebenmal is the common form for the adverbial meaning.

Grammatical role

Siebenmal functions as an adverb modifying a verb, and it can be used across tenses: Ich habe ihn siebenmal angerufen (I have called him seven times). It can also appear in descriptive or evaluative contexts, such as reiterating the frequency of occurrences or events.

Related terms

Related expressions include other numeral adverbs like einmal, zweimal, dreimal, and mehrmals (several times). The noun Mal is used when counting discrete occurrences; in ordinal form one says das siebte Mal (the seventh time). The term Siebenmal does not designate a proper noun or title but a linguistic unit for frequency.

See also

Frequency words in German; German numeral-adverb formations; Mal as a noun and ordinal usage (das siebte Mal).