No. 288 in Estonian
kolmanda
The Estonian word "kolmanda" means "of the third" in English.
In a sentence
Ma ostsin kolmanda raamatu selles sarjast.
I bought the third book in this series.
Here, 'kolmanda' serves as the ordinal numeral indicating the third in a sequence connected to the noun 'raamatu' (book), showing its positional context.
Kolmanda proovimise järel sai ta ülesandest aru.
After the third attempt, he understood the task.
In this context, 'kolmanda' denotes the ordinal numeral emphasizing the sequence of attempts (proovimise).
Mul on vaja abi kolmanda punkti selgitamisel.
I need help explaining the third point.
'Kolmanda' is used here as an ordinal numeral modifying 'punkti' (point) to indicate its position in a list or structure.
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