adverb#2,636 by frequency
einst
[ʔaɪ̯nst]
once, formerly; one day, at one point
Meanings
- 1
once, formerly — a long time ago
Ich habe dich einst gewarnt, aber du hast nicht hören wollen.
I warned you once, but you didn't listen.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Einst hatten sie einander geholfen.
They had once helped each other.
Tatoeba · kolonjano · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
one day, at one point — sometime in the far future
- 3
once, a single time — a single repetitionrare