mehrmals
several times
More than once; on several occasions.
EXAMPLE
Ich habe dir doch mehrmals gesagt, dass du die Tür abschließen sollst.
I told you several times to lock the door.
mehrmals
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Meanings
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Word structure
The word is made up of 'mehr' (more) and 'Mal' (time/occasion) and literally means 'more than one time'. The ending '-s' is typical of some German adverbs.
EXAMPLE
Wir haben uns dieses Jahr mehrmals getroffen.
We met several times this year.
Sentence position
As an adverb, 'mehrmals' (several times) can stand flexibly in the sentence. In position 1, it emphasizes frequency. In the middle of the sentence, it usually stands directly after the conjugated verb.
EXAMPLE
Mehrmals habe ich versucht, dich anzurufen.
Several times I tried to call you.
Typical use
'Mehrmals' (several times) describes an unspecified but repeated frequency. It is often combined with everyday actions such as 'fragen' (to ask), 'anrufen' (to call), 'sagen' (to say/tell), or 'versuchen' (to try).
EXAMPLE
Er hat mehrmals nach dir gefragt.
He asked about you several times.
Compare with
mehrmals vs mehrfach
repeatedly / multiple
Mehrfach and mehrmals can both express a repeated action. Mehrmals tends to emphasize several occasions, while mehrfach can more strongly highlight repeated execution or the number of repetitions. For an action performed at different points in time, mehrmals is therefore especially suitable; when the number of repetitions is emphasized, mehrfach is the more natural choice.
mehrmals
Ich habe die Nachricht mehrmals an verschiedenen Tagen gelesen.
I read the message several times on different days.
mehrfach
Ich habe die Nachricht mehrfach gelesen, um kein wichtiges Detail zu übersehen.
I read the message repeatedly so that I wouldn't miss any important detail.
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