abermals
again
One more time; again. Often used in a more formal or written context.
EXAMPLE
Nachdem er durch die erste Prüfung gefallen war, versuchte er es abermals.
After he had failed the first exam, he tried it again.
abermals
again
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Meanings
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Word structure
The word is made up of 'aber' and the old ending '-mals', which refers to 'Mal' (in the sense of 'time'). So it literally means something like 'one more time'.
EXAMPLE
Er hat die Prüfung nicht bestanden und muss sie nun abermals wiederholen.
He did not pass the exam and now has to repeat it again.
Sentence position
As an adverb, 'abermals' (again) can stand at the beginning of a sentence (position 1), which causes inversion (verb in position 2). It can also stand after the verb in the middle of the sentence.
EXAMPLE
Abermals stand er vor verschlossener Tür.
Once again, he found himself standing in front of a locked door.
Register
'Abermals' (again) belongs to written language and is perceived as elevated or formal. In everyday spoken language, it often sounds unnatural or literary.
EXAMPLE
Der Held der Geschichte musste sich abermals einer großen Gefahr stellen.
The hero of the story had to face a great danger once again.
Compare with
abermals vs wieder
again / back
Wieder and abermals both express that an event happens again. Wieder is neutral and commonly used everywhere in present-day standard German, while abermals sounds much more literary and formal. Wieder is usually appropriate in conversation; abermals can be used in formal written texts.
abermals
In der schriftlichen Mitteilung stand: „Die Sitzung wird abermals verschoben.“
The written notice said, “The meeting is being postponed again.”
wieder
Im Gespräch sagte sie: „Die Sitzung wird wieder verschoben.“
In the conversation, she said, “The meeting is being postponed again.”
In real life
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