No. 132 in Finnish
ensimmäinen
"Ensimmäinen" means "first" in English.
In a sentence
Ensimmäinen talvi Suomessa oli hyvin kylmä.
The first winter in Finland was very cold.
Here, 'ensimmäinen' is used as an ordinal number to indicate the first instance of experiencing winter in Finland.
Hän oli ensimmäinen henkilö, joka saapui juhliin.
He was the first person to arrive at the party.
In this sentence, 'ensimmäinen' specifies the order of arrival among people.
Tämä on ensimmäinen askel kohti uutta alkua.
This is the first step towards a new beginning.
The word 'ensimmäinen' here metaphorically refers to the initial phase of a process or journey.
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