No. 260 in Hebrew
השנייה
"The second."
In a sentence
חברי הגיע ברגע האחרון, ממש בשנייה האחרונה.
My friend arrived at the last moment, just at the very last second.
השנייה used to mean 'the second' in the sense of the shortest unit of time.
אני מחכה בתחנה השנייה ברחוב הראשי.
I am waiting at the second station on the main street.
השנייה used to mean 'the second' as an ordinal number indicating position.
היא התחילה במלאכה בזמן שאני התחלתי אבל סיימה לפני מכיוון שהייתה מהירה יותר מהשנייה.
She started the task when I did but finished earlier because she was faster than the other one.
השנייה used as 'the other one,' referring indirectly to the speaker in comparative context.
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