No. 372 in Finnish
kolmannen
"Kolmannen" means "of the third" in English.
In a sentence
Hän valitsi kolmannen vaihtoehdon.
She chose the third option.
The word 'kolmannen' here is a modifier for 'vaihtoehto (option)', agreeing in case with its context and specifying its ordinality as 'the third'.
Otin kuvan kolmannen kerroksen ikkunasta.
I took a picture from the third floor's window.
In this sentence, 'kolmannen' serves as a genitive modifier for 'kerros (floor)', denoting possession and specifying the specific ordinal position.
Tämä on meidän kolmannen projektimme tulos.
This is the result of our third project.
'Kolmannen' functions as a qualifier for 'projekti (project)', indicating that this is the third in a sequence, showing precedence.
Osallistuin kilpailuun ja saavutin kolmannen sijan.
I participated in the competition and placed third.
The word "kolmannen" refers to the ordinal numeral "third" used as an attribute specifying rank or position, associated with the noun "sijan" which means "position or place".
Odotamme nyt vuoronumeroa kolmannen asiakkaan jälkeen.
We are now waiting for our turn after the third customer.
Here, "kolmannen" indicates the ordinal position as it relates to specifying which customer's turn has passed in the queue as a relation to sequence.
Kolmannen lukukauden alussa hän päätti vaihtaa pääainetta.
At the beginning of the third semester, he decided to change his major.
In this situation, "kolmannen" illustrates the ordinal numeral indicating a specific semester that has reached in chronological order in academic studies.
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