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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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