No. 484 in Estonian
esimeses
"Esimeses" means "in the first" in English.
In a sentence
Esimeses toas oli valge diivan.
In the first room, there was a white sofa.
The word 'esimeses' here signifies the locative form (inessive case) of 'esimene', meaning 'in the first'. It indicates that something (the white sofa) is located in the first room.
Ta osales esimeses võistluses ja saavutas esikoha.
He participated in the first competition and achieved first place.
Here, 'esimeses' is in the inessive case of 'esimene', signifying inclusion in the first competition.
Raamat asub raamaturiiuli esimeses osas.
The book is located in the first part of the bookshelf.
The term 'esimeses' is used in the inessive case to describe that the book is situated in the first section of the bookshelf.
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