Adverb

drittens

thirdly, in the third place

Erstens ist es zu teuer, zweitens zu spät und drittens habe ich keine Lust.

First, it's too expensive, second, it's too late, and third, I don't feel like it.

((enumeration)) thirdly, ... Drittens, we need more time.

Synonyms: zum Dritten (for the third point)

Formed from the ordinal number 'dritte' (third) plus the adverbial suffix '-ens'.

It follows the simple pattern of numbers: just as 'three' becomes 'third', 'drei' becomes 'dritte' and then 'drittens' for lists.

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