No. 176 in German
nächsten
"Next" or "nearest."
In a sentence
Ich werde nächsten Sonntag deine Familie besuchen.
I will visit your family next Sunday.
In this sentence, 'nächsten' modifies 'Sonntag' and is used to indicate the Sunday occurring directly following the current date.
Die nächsten Schritte sind sehr wichtig für das Projekt.
The next steps are very important for the project.
Here, 'nächsten' describes 'Schritte' to denote steps that occur sequentially following the current step or stage.
Im nächsten Raum gibt es interessante Kunstwerke.
In the next room, there are interesting artworks.
In this instance, 'nächsten' is used as an adjective for 'Raum' to indicate the room directly adjacent or following the current location.
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