No. 166 in Arabic
الثانية
"The second" (feminine form) or "second" (as in time unit).
In a sentence
أجتمعنا في الساعة الثانية.
We met at the second hour.
Here, the word 'الثانية' refers to the ordinal number 'second', denoting time (hourly).
احتلت الفرقة الثانية المركز الأول في المسابقة.
The second team won the first place in the competition.
In this context, 'الثانية' represents the ordinal number 'second' for indicating the position of the team.
من فضلك، سأحتاج إلى محاولة ثانية.
Please, I will need a second attempt.
Here, 'ثانية' functions as the feminine singular form of 'second', indicating repetition or another instance.
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