Adverb
mal
Pronunciation: /maːl/
times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
A2
rank #53
Meanings
Adverb
- times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
- well, by the way (serving to introduce new information)
- Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request
Example sentence
Drei mal vier ist zwölf.
Three times four is twelve.
Usage
- drei mal zwei — Mal between numbers means multiplied by.
- mal / das Mal — The multiplication word is lowercase; the noun is capitalised.
Fünf mal zwei ist zehn.
Five times two is ten.
Not the word you meant? See also das Mal (Noun).