tercero (tercer, tercera)
Translation:
tercero = third
Part of speech:
noun, adjective, adverb
Note: "Tercer" is an adjective and is used before masculine singular nouns ("el tercer estudiante" = the third student). "Tercero" is the noun ("Él es el tercero." = He is the third.). "Tercera" is the feminine form and can serve both as adjective and noun. ("la tercera clase" = the third class & "Ella es la tercera." = She is the third.)
Pronunciation
Phonetic pronunciation:
/ter-se-ro/ (or /ter-θe-ro/ in Spain)
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► tercero
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Example
► Mi hermano obtuvo un premio por quedar en tercer lugar en la competencia.
(My brother got an award for coming in third place in the competition.)
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