No. 122 in Estonian
esimese
"Esimese" means "of the first" in English.
In a sentence
Ta saabus esimesena peole.
He arrived at the party first.
Here, "esimesena" is used to indicate the first person to arrive.
Esimese asjana hommikul lähenen projekti planeerimisele.
The first thing in the morning, I approach planning the project.
In this case, "esimese" refers to the first task or priority in the context of actions.
Esimese katse ajal tekkis väike probleem.
During the first attempt, a small problem occurred.
Here, "esimese" modifies "katse", specifying it as the initial or first attempt.
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