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A somewhat more formal or elevated variant of 'oft' (often), meaning that something happens frequently or on many occasions.
Oftmals sind die einfachsten Lösungen auch die besten.
Often, the simplest solutions are also the best.
'Oftmals' (often) is a compound made from the adverb 'oft' (often) and the ending '-mals'. This ending is used to form adverbs that indicate a time or frequency, as also in 'damals' (back then) or 'mehrmals' (several times).
Solche Probleme treten oftmals unerwartet auf.
Such problems often occur unexpectedly.
'Oftmals' (often) belongs to written language and to a more formal style. It is used in essays, reports, or speeches to sound more polished.
In der Geschichte wurde oftmals versucht, dieses Problem zu lösen.
Throughout history, people have often tried to solve this problem.
As an adverb, 'oftmals' (often) can be placed flexibly in a sentence. If it stands at the beginning in position 1, the verb follows directly after it. If it stands in the middle of the sentence, it is typically placed after the verb and the subject.
Oftmals sind die Gründe dafür nicht sofort ersichtlich.
Often, the reasons for this are not immediately apparent.
very much
Both words can be associated with frequency, but they are used differently today. Oftmals is a somewhat more formal variant of oft and describes repeated events; vielmals is usually found in fixed, formal expressions and intensifies thanks or an apology. For a normal statement about frequency, oftmals is the better choice.
Oftmals arbeitet sie bis spät am Abend, wenn ein Projekt bald fertig sein muss.
She often works late into the evening when a project has to be completed soon.
Für Ihre Hilfe danke ich Ihnen vielmals, weil Sie das Projekt gerettet haben.
Thank you very much for your help, because you saved the project.
