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letzt

last

adjective LETST Common

Also means

latest

Usage Note

letzt is almost always used inflected with an article, as in der letzte Bus or the time phrase letzte Woche ('last week'). Watch the contrast with letztens (adverb 'recently') and the idiom in letzter Minute ('at the last minute').

Examples

"Das ist der letzte Zug."

Natural Translation

That is the last train.

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