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dritte

English translation of dritte

third

The German word 'dritte' is the ordinal number for 'three'. It is used to describe the position of something in a series, for example, 'the third day of the month' or 'the third person in line'. It can also be used as an adjective, such as in 'the third chapter of the book'.


Example sentences using: dritte

Ich komme die dritte Straße links.

English translation of Ich komme die dritte Straße links.

I take the third street on the left.

In this sentence, 'dritte' is used to denote the order of the street in direction. It suggests the speaker will take the third street on their left.

Der dritte Tag der Woche ist Mittwoch.

English translation of Der dritte Tag der Woche ist Mittwoch.

The third day of the week is Wednesday.

Here, 'dritte' is used to refer to the third day in a week, which is Wednesday. It is an example of ordinal numbers used in the context of the days of the week.

Er ist der dritte Mann.

English translation of Er ist der dritte Mann.

He is the third man.

In this example, 'dritte' is used to indicate position or order in a list or sequence. It indicates that the man is third in some specific order or sequence.

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