No. 998 in Finnish
ensimmäisessä
"In the first."
In a sentence
Luin kirjan, mutta ensimmäisessä luvussa oli virhe.
I read the book, but there was a mistake in the first chapter.
Here, 'ensimmäisessä' indicates the locative (inessive) case, referring to being inside or within the first chapter.
Hän oli ensimmäisessä rivissä konsertissa.
He was in the first row at the concert.
In this sentence, 'ensimmäisessä' denotes a specific position or place, specifying the first row.
Ensi viikolla tapaan ystävän ensimmäisessä kahvilassa kaupunkiin saapuessani.
Next week, I will meet a friend at the first cafe when I arrive in the city.
Here, 'ensimmäisessä' is used to denote a location (the first cafe) in relation to an order or sequence.
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