third
third
adjective
Meaning: third
Er ist der dritte Spieler im Team.
He is the third player on the team.
Meaning: thirdly
Drittens sollten wir über die Kosten sprechen.
Thirdly, we should talk about the costs.
Meaning: last
Er kam als Dritter ins Ziel.
He came in third place.
A1: Er ist der dritte Spieler im Team.
He is the third player on the team.
A1: Das ist das dritte Buch, das ich gelesen habe.
That is the third book I have read.
A1: Ich bin der Dritte in der Schlange.
I am the third in line.
B1: Sie hat den dritten Platz im Wettbewerb belegt.
She took third place in the competition.
B1: Die dritte Strophe des Liedes ist besonders schön.
The third verse of the song is particularly beautiful.
B1: Er hat sich zum dritten Mal entschuldigt.
He has apologized for the third time.
C1: Der dritte Weltkrieg wäre eine Katastrophe.
The third world war would be a catastrophe.
C1: Das Unternehmen befindet sich im dritten Quartal eines erfolgreichen Jahres.
The company is in the third quarter of a successful year.
C1: Die dritte Generation dieser Technologie bietet verbesserte Funktionen.
The third generation of this technology offers improved features.
The German adjective 'dritt' means 'third' in English. It is used to describe the position or order of something in a sequence.
For example, if there are three people standing in a line, the person in the middle would be referred to as 'der/die/das Dritte' in German.
Similarly, if there are three items on a list, the third item would be called 'das dritte Element'.