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Po trzecie, nasza teoria jest przecież lepsza.

Po trzecie, nasza teoria jest przecież lepsza.
Thirdly, our theory is obviously better.
From Lesson 367:Sequencing arguments (po pierwsze, po drugie)·Polish

Breakdown of Po trzecie, nasza teoria jest przecież lepsza.

być
to be
nasz
our
lepszy
better
przecież
after all / obviously
po trzecie
thirdly
teoria
theory

Questions & Answers about Po trzecie, nasza teoria jest przecież lepsza.

How do we form the sequence connector po trzecie?
Sequencing connectors are made using the preposition po followed by the neuter singular form of the ordinal number. The ordinal number for three is trzeci, and its neuter form ends in -e, giving us po trzecie.
The word przecież is translated as "obviously" here, but doesn't it usually mean "after all"?
Yes, przecież is often translated as "after all", but it is really a persuasive particle. You use it to emphasize a fact you think the listener already knows or should realize. Depending on the context, "obviously", "as you know", or "but" can be the most natural English translation.
Could we use the word lepiej instead of lepsza to say "better" here?
No, because teoria is a noun. We need the feminine adjective lepsza to agree with it. The word lepiej is an adverb, which you would use to describe an action (like doing something better), rather than a noun.
Is the comma after po trzecie strictly necessary?
Yes, Polish punctuation rules require introductory sequencing phrases like po pierwsze or po trzecie to be separated from the main clause by a comma, just like in English.

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