No. 668 in German
zweimal
Twice.
In a sentence
Ich war letztes Jahr zweimal im Kino.
I went to the cinema twice last year.
The word 'zweimal' is used here as an adverb indicating the number of occurrences (two) of the action described by the verb.
Bitte lies den Text zweimal, um ihn besser zu verstehen.
Please read the text twice to understand it better.
In this sentence, 'zweimal' again serves as an adverb suggesting the repetition of the action (reading) for two times, emphasizing thorough understanding.
Der Bus fährt zweimal am Tag vorbei.
The bus passes by twice a day.
Here, 'zweimal' functions as an adverb to denote the frequency (two occurrences) within a specific time frame (a day).
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