No. 219 in Czech
prvního
"Prvního" means "of the first" or "the first" in a genitive singular form, often used for dates (e.g., "on the first").
In a sentence
V prvního května slavíme Svátek práce.
On May 1st, we celebrate Labor Day.
Here, 'prvního' indicates the day of the specified date, aligning with the genitive case used for dates in Czech.
To je nápad mého prvního učitele.
This is an idea from my first teacher.
In this case, 'prvního' is used in the genitive masculine singular form to describe modification noun agreement.
Nepamatuji si přesně, co jsme dělali prvního dne dovolené.
I don't remember exactly what we did on the first day of the holiday.
Here, 'prvního dne' demonstrates the use of 'prvního' in the genitive case to agree with decree and to indicate the ordinal number.
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