adverb
someday, at some point
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Irgendwann is an indefinite temporal adverb meaning someday or at some point. It indicates an unspecified time in the past or future. It requires no preposition or auxiliary and can appear sentence-final or mid-sentence. Common in colloquial speech to express vague plans, hopes, or memories.
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Die Beteiligten hofften, dass sie irgendwann eine Lösung fänden, obwohl die Probleme komplex waren.
The participants hoped that they would find a solution sometime, although the problems were complex.
Irgendwann muss man eine Entscheidung treffen.
At some point you have to make a decision.
Irgendwann möchte ich nach Japan reisen.
Someday I'd like to travel to Japan.
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a clock with a question mark instead of numbers to show an unknown time
sounds a bit like 'any when' — any unspecified time
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A flexible temporal adverb used for an unspecified future or past time; less formal than specific time expressions.