Word
Однажды мы встретились в парке и общались весь вечер.
Meaning
Once we met in the park and talked all evening.
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Breakdown of Однажды мы встретились в парке и общались весь вечер.
парк
the park
в
in
и
and
вечер
the evening
Questions & Answers about Однажды мы встретились в парке и общались весь вечер.
What does однажды mean exactly, and how is it different from один раз or как-то раз?
All three can often be translated as “once” in English, but they differ in style and nuance:
однажды – “once (one day, on one occasion)”
- Often used in storytelling, like “one day”, “once upon a time”.
- Neutral/standard style.
- Example: Однажды он опоздал на работу. – One day he was late for work.
один раз – literally “one time / one single time”
- Focuses on the number of times.
- More literal and a bit drier.
- Example: Я был там один раз. – I’ve been there once (one time).
как-то раз – “once, one time”
- Colloquial, sounds like “one time…” / “so once…” in a story.
- Slightly more informal, conversational.
- Example: Как-то раз мы встретились в поезде. – One time we met on a train.
In your sentence, Однажды мы встретились… has a storytelling, narrative feel: “One day we met…”
Why is it встретились and not something like встретили? What does the -сь ending do?