одна́жды
- 1.
once, one day
Одна́жды я встре́тил его в парке.
One day I met him in the park.
Typical story opener; usually refers to an unspecified moment in the past, but can also point to a future occasion.
- 2.
once, one time
Я был в Москве́ всего́ одна́жды.
I have been to Moscow only once.
Counts occurrences: exactly one time.
Usage info
Adverb
Examples
Однажды твоя́ мечта́ ста́нет реа́льностью.
Someday your dream will come true.
Нам бы́ло суждено однажды встре́титься.
We were destined to meet one day.
Typical usagePRO
Storytelling time-setters
Одна́жды у́тром
one morning
Одна́жды зимо́й
one winter
Одна́жды но́чью
one night
Одна́жды в шко́ле
once at school
Frequency and limitation
Одна́жды в жи́зни
once in a lifetime
То́лько одна́жды
only once
Не одна́жды
more than once; on multiple occasions
Colloquial emphatics
Ка́к-то одна́жды
one time; one day (colloquial)
Одна́жды да сбуде́тся
it will happen someday; sooner or later it’ll come true
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