No. 8,394 in Korean
third
The Korean word for "third" is **셋째 (set-jja)**, meaning "the ordinal number following the second."
In a sentence
그는 세 번째로 뛰어난 선수이다.
He is the third best player.
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.
그녀는 그의 세 번째 딸이다.
She is his third daughter.
In this sentence, 'third' ('세 번째') pertains to the ordinal number describing the sequential order of the daughters.
우리는 함께 세 번째 시도를 성공시켰다.
We succeeded on our third attempt together.
Here, 'third' ('세 번째') is used to label an attempt according to its sequence in the order.
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