No. 532 in Estonian
kolmas
The Estonian word "kolmas" means "third" in English.
In a sentence
See on minu kolmas sõber.
This is my third friend.
The word 'kolmas' is used as an ordinal number to indicate the position of the friend in a sequence.
Ma elan kolmandal korrusel.
I live on the third floor.
Here, 'kolmandal' is in the locative case, indicating the location associated with the ordinal number 'third'.
Kolmas inimene liitus meie grupiga.
The third person joined our group.
In this sentence, 'kolmas' is again an ordinal number but it functions as the descriptor for 'person'. Each usage demonstrates its adaptability in grammar forms and context.
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