No. 982 in Estonian
esimesena
"Esimesena" means "as the first" or "firstly" in English.
In a sentence
Esimesena jõudis ta peole.
He arrived at the party first.
In this sentence, the word 'esimesena' is used to indicate that someone was the first to do something, specifically here the first one arriving at the event.
Maratonil lõpetas ta esimesena.
She finished the marathon in first place.
Here, 'esimesena' conveys the context of completing an action before all others, highlighting performance ranking.
Esimesena tutvustame meie uut toodet.
First, we will introduce our new product.
In this example, 'esimesena' is used to signify the order of actions, emphasizing that the introduction of a new product is prioritized.
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