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German
Etymology
16th century, from letzt (“last”) + -ens (“adverbial suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛts.təns/
- Hyphenation: letz‧tens
Adverb
letztens
- recently; the other day
- Synonyms: jüngst, kürzlich, neulich, unlängst, vor Kurzem, zuletzt
Ich war letztens in Köln.- I was in Cologne the other day.
1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 11:Und letztens, vor einem Monat, hat er mir erklärt, er würde mir auch nicht mehr mit einem Pfennig aushelfen.- And recently, one month ago, he asserted to me that he would not even help me out with one penny anymore.
- (now only in enumerations) lastly; finally
- Synonyms: als letztes, am Ende, schließlich, zuletzt
Es kamen die Mutter, der Vater, der Bruder und letztens auch noch die Schwägerin.- There entered the mother, the father, the brother, and finally the sister-in-law as well.
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