letztens

German

Etymology

16th century, from letzt (last) + -ens (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛts.təns/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: letz‧tens

Adverb

letztens

  1. recently; the other day
    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.
  2. (now only in enumerations) lastly; finally
    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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