No. 239 in German
nächste
"Next"
In a sentence
Ich steige an der nächsten Haltestelle aus.
I am getting off at the next stop.
The word 'nächste' here functions as an attributive adjective modifying the noun 'Haltestelle', indicating the subsequent stop in a sequence.
Das nächste Kapitel des Buchs ist sehr spannend.
The next chapter of the book is very exciting.
Here, 'nächste' is used before 'Kapitel', specifying the chapter that comes directly after the current one.
Wir treffen uns nächste Woche wieder.
We will meet again next week.
In this case, 'nächste' is applied to 'Woche', denoting the week following the current one.
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