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Chapter 25: Adverbs

   25.4.2.4 Adverbs of Repetition

25.4.2.4.1 Wieder = again
  Er hat es wieder gemacht.   He did it again.

25.4.2.4.2 Immer wieder = again and again
  Er hat es immer wieder gemacht. He did it again and again.
  Er ist immer wieder dorthin gegangen. He went there again and again.

25.4.2.4.3 Oft = often    
  Er geht oft ins Kino. He goes often to the movies.

25.4.2.4.4 Ziemlich oft = quite often
  Sie geht ziemlich oft zum Friseur. She goes quite often to the hairdresser.

25.4.2.4.5 Öfter/oft = more often
  Das passiert öfter als man denkt. That happens more often than one thinks.
  Öfter als man denkt, schlafen die Fahrer hinter dem Steuer ein. More often than one thinks, drivers fall asleep behind the wheel.

25.4.2.4.6 Oftmals = often
  Oftmals weiß man hinterher gar nicht mehr, wer es getan hat.   Often one doesn't know who did it.

25.4.2.4.7 Mehrmals = various times, more than once
  Ich habe ihm mehrmals gesagt, dass er das lassen soll. I told him more than once to let it be.

25.4.2.4.8 Immer, stets = always
  Er hat immer (stets) gewusst, was er wollte. He always knew what he wanted.
  Er war stets (immer) da, wenn man ihn brauchte. He was always there, when he was needed.

25.4.2.4.9 Ewig = always, for ages
  Ich habe ihn schon ewig nicht mehr gesehen. I have not seen him for ages.
  Ewig das gleiche Geschwätz, das machte mich krank. Always the same prattle, it makes me sick.

25.4.2.4.10 Nie, niemals = never
  Er hat mich nie (niemals) gefragt. He has never asked me.

25.4.2.4.11 Mittags = at noon, nachmittags = in the afternoon
  Mittags/nachmittags gehen wir Eis essen. Always at noon / Always in the afternoon we go for an ice cream.

25.4.2.4.12 Endlich = in the end
  Endlich bezahlte er. In the end he paid.

25.4.2.4.13 Schliesslich = finally
  Schliesslich bezahlte er. Finally he paid.

25.4.2.4.14 Abends = in the evening(s)
  Abends gingen wir ins Kino. In the evening we went to the movies.

25.4.2.4.15 Morgens = in the morning
  Morgens gingen wir zum Strand. In the morning we went to the beach.

25.4.2.4.16 Nachts = at night
  Nachts sind alle Katzen grau. All cats are grey at night.

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