zum vierten Mal
Translation
for the fourth time
Examples
Er fragt schon zum vierten Mal.
He's already asking for the fourth time.
Das passiert jetzt zum vierten Mal.
This is happening for the fourth time now.
Grammar Patterns
zum ((ordinal number)) Mal for the ...th time He is repeating it for the fourth time.
Similar Words
viermal (four times) - an adverb indicating frequency.
Etymology
Composed of 'zum' (contraction of 'zu dem', to the), 'vierten' (fourth), and 'Mal' (time/occasion). Literally 'to the fourth time'.
Memory Tips
The structure 'zum ... Mal' is a fixed phrase for 'for the ... time'. Just swap the ordinal number.