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zweimal

Zweimal is a German adverb meaning “two times” or “twice.” It is formed from zwei, meaning “two,” and Mal, meaning “time” or “occurrence.” The word indicates that an action happens exactly two times and is commonly contrasted with einmal, which means “once.”

In usage, zweimal is placed before the main verb in simple sentences or after the subject in

Zweimal is part of a broader set of multiplicative forms in German, including dreimal, viermal, and siebenmal,

Historically, Mal in this construction originates from the Germanic word for “time” or “occurrence,” and the

Examples:

- Ich habe es zweimal gesehen.

- Du musst es zweimal prüfen.

- Er reist zweimal pro Jahr nach Berlin.

more
natural
order.
It
can
modify
any
verb:
Ich
habe
es
zweimal
gesehen.
Er
hat
zweimal
geklopft.
It
also
functions
with
time
expressions,
such
as
zweimal
täglich
(twice
a
day),
zweimal
pro
Tag,
or
zweimal
im
Monat,
to
specify
frequency
over
a
period.
which
follow
the
same
pattern.
The
related
adjective
form
zweifach
means
“twofold”
or
“double,”
but
it
is
used
differently,
often
as
an
attributive
or
predicative
adjective
rather
than
as
an
adverb
indicating
frequency.
compound
is
written
as
a
single
word:
zweimal.
It
is
universally
used
in
standard
German
and
is
understood
in
both
formal
and
informal
contexts.