No. 4,669 in Dutch
eenmaal
"Eenmaal" means "once" in English.
In a sentence
Ik heb het je al eenmaal verteld.
I have already told you once.
In this sentence, 'eenmaal' is used as an adverb meaning 'once', indicating an action that has occurred a single time.
Als je eenmaal begint, kun je niet meer stoppen.
Once you start, you cannot stop anymore.
Here, 'eenmaal' suggests a condition or a fixed point/time at which an action or state begins.
Dat kost slechts eenmalig tien euro.
That merely costs ten euros once.
In this context, 'eenmaal' (here, 'eenmalig' as an adjective) denotes a singular occurrence of a specific event or transaction.
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