Word Of The Day~ mal/das Mal

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WORT DES TAGES
mal (adv) - by, times (math); once
das Mal (pl. die Male) - time

Drei mal drei ist neun. - Three times three is nine.
Das war das erste Mal. - That was the first time.

Related:
das Mal - mark, sign, print, marking
einmal - once
zweimal - twice
malen - to paint, draw
das Mahl - feast, meal

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