No. 49 in Croatian
prvi
"Prvi" means "first" in English.
In a sentence
Ovo je moj prvi auto.
This is my first car.
Here, 'prvi' functions as an adjective describing the ordinal position (first) of the noun 'auto'.
Prvi je uvijek pobjednik.
The first is always the winner.
In this sentence, 'prvi' is used as a pronoun referring to the one who is in the first position.
Moramo se pripremiti kao da smo prvi put ovdje.
We need to prepare as if we are here for the first time.
The phrase 'prvi put' uses 'prvi' as part of an expression that means 'first time,' emphasizing sequence of occurrences.
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