mal.
times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
Meaning & usage
times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig
alternative form of einmal (“sometime, ever, once”)
Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen.
well, by the way (serving to introduce new information)
Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand.
Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite, making an assertion more casual. By extension, indicating a command or request.
Haben Sie mal Feuer?
Haste Feuer?
Where this word comes from
From the noun Mal (“time”). Partly shortened from einmal, which is also derived from the noun.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.