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thirdly
Used to mark the third point in a list or line of argument.
Erstens ist es zu teuer, zweitens habe ich keine Zeit und drittens gefällt es mir nicht.
Firstly, it's too expensive; secondly, I don't have time; and thirdly, I don't like it.
'Drittens' (thirdly) belongs to a series of adverbs that structure lists: erstens (firstly), zweitens (secondly), drittens (thirdly), viertens (fourthly), etc. They are formed from ordinal numbers (erste, zweite, dritte) with the ending '-ens'.
Meine Gründe sind: erstens, die Kosten; zweitens, der Zeitaufwand; und drittens, das Risiko.
My reasons are: firstly, the costs; secondly, the time required; and thirdly, the risk.
When 'drittens' (thirdly) is at the beginning of a sentence (position 1), the verb follows directly after it in position 2. The subject then moves behind the verb.
Drittens müssen wir die Ergebnisse analysieren.
Thirdly, we must analyze the results.
Words like 'erstens, zweitens, drittens' (firstly, secondly, thirdly) are often used in more formal contexts such as presentations, speeches, or written arguments to make the structure clear.
In meinem Vortrag werde ich erstens die aktuelle Lage beschreiben, zweitens die Ursachen analysieren und drittens Lösungen vorschlagen.
In my presentation, I will firstly describe the current situation, secondly analyze the causes, and thirdly propose solutions.
