schonmal

ever, before

schon already + mal hey, come on

adverb Rare #43,470

ever, before Often written as two words: schon mal.

GE: Warst du schonmal in Berlin?

EN: Have you ever been to Berlin?

Hast du schonmal einen Toten gesehen?

Have you ever seen a dead person?

— Tesis - Faszination des Grauens (1996)

Ich hatte schonmal einen Schlaganfall.

I've had a stroke before.

Hast du schonmal dein Gepäck am Flughafen verloren?

Have you ever lost your luggage at the airport?

Ich war schonmal in Indien.

I've been to India before.

Tom hat es schonmal gemacht.

Tom has done it before.