Translation

1. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)

   sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig

   six times seven is forty-two

2. alternative form of einmal (“sometime, ever, once”) alt-of, alternative, informal

   Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen.

   When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime.

3. well, by the way (serving to introduce new information) informal

   Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand.

   Well, I’m off to the coffee stall.

4. Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request. informal

   Haben Sie mal Feuer?

   Do you have a lighter [please]?

   Haste Feuer?

   D'ya have fire?

   Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen.

   You've got to call your aunt.

Translation

to paint

singular imperative of malen

1. singular imperative of malen form-of, imperative, singular
2. first-person singular present of malen colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular

Translation

1. time (as in the first time; many times) neuter, strong
2. occasion, case, occurrence neuter, strong

Declension

Translation

1. a mark on the body, e.g., a scar, mole, etc. neuter, strong
2. mark, sign in the landscape, e.g., a milestone in-compounds, neuter, strong
3. base neuter, strong