dritten Mal
Translation
for the third time
Examples
Ich frage dich zum dritten Mal.
I'm asking you for the third time.
Er hat die Prüfung beim dritten Mal bestanden.
He passed the exam on the third try.
Grammar Patterns
zum dritten Mal to do sth. for the third time I'm seeing the film for the third time.
Similar Words
zum wiederholten Mal (repeatedly); Antonyms: zum ersten Mal (for the first time)
Etymology
Made up of 'dritten,' the dative form of the ordinal 'dritte' (third), and 'Mal' (time, instance).
Memory Tips
The phrase is almost always 'zum dritten Mal'. Link 'drei' (three) with 'Mal' (time) to remember it means 'third time'.