sometime

sometime(
suhm
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taym
)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
a. algún día
I've never been to Japan, but I hope to go there sometime.Nunca he ido al Japón, pero espero ir algún día.
b. alguna vez
I can't do it today, but I will tell you my story sometime.Hoy no puedo, pero alguna vez te contaré mi historia.
c. en algún momento
Don't worry; I'll get that done sometime.No te preocupes; ya lo terminaré en algún momento.
a. en algún momento
Everything happened sometime around midnight.Todo ocurrió en algún momento alrededor de la media noche.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
He called sometime yesterday.Él llamó ayer, no sé a qué hora.
I can't remember exactly, but that happened sometime in the last month.No recuerdo exactamente cuándo fue, pero eso sucedió el mes pasado.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. ex
I just bumped into my sometime boyfriend in the elevator.Me acabo de tropezar con mi exnovio en el ascensor.
b. antiguo
Let me introduce you to our new colleague, a sometime student from our alma mater.Te presento a nuestro nuevo colega, un antiguo estudiante de nuestra alma máter.
a. ocasional
Do you see him often? - I see him now and then. He is a sometime visitor of our store.¿Lo ves a menudo? - Lo veo de vez en cuando. Es un visitante ocasional de nuestra tienda.
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