third

This is the 8394th most frequent Korean word.


third

The Korean word for "third" is **셋째 (set-jja)**, meaning "the ordinal number following the second."


The word 'third' translates to '세 번째로' in Korean here to refer to ordinal ranking in a sequence, specifically denoting the position of the player in relative excellence.

그는 세 번째로 뛰어난 선수이다.

He is the third best player.


In this sentence, 'third' ('세 번째') pertains to the ordinal number describing the sequential order of the daughters.

그녀는 그의 세 번째 딸이다.

She is his third daughter.


Here, 'third' ('세 번째') is used to label an attempt according to its sequence in the order.

우리는 함께 세 번째 시도를 성공시켰다.

We succeeded on our third attempt together.