No. 2,647 in German
dreimal
"Three times."
In a sentence
Ich habe dreimal versucht, ihn anzurufen.
I tried calling him three times.
The word 'dreimal' illustrates the frequency or repetition of an action taking place three times in total.
Er besucht die Stadt dreimal im Jahr.
He visits the city three times a year.
Here, 'dreimal' indicates the specific periodic frequency of the described activity, emphasizing occurrences per year.
Die Uhr schlägt dreimal zur vollen Stunde.
The clock strikes three times at the hour.
In this sentence, 'dreimal' refers to the exact number of occurrences of an action within a given timeframe, emphasizing temporal repetition.
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