No. 1,198 in Dutch
eerste
"First."
In a sentence
Dit is mijn eerste keer in Nederland.
This is my first time in the Netherlands.
Here, 'eerste' is used as an ordinal number to indicate the order in time.
De eerste plaats in de wedstrijd ging naar een beginner.
The first place in the race went to a beginner.
In this sentence, 'eerste' describes the foremost position in a competitive setting.
Bij het schrijven van dit woord, is de eerste letter een 'E'.
When writing this word, the first letter is an 'E'.
'Eerste' is employed to specify the initial or starting element in a sequence.
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