No. 999 in Finnish
ensimmäiset
"Ensimmäiset" means "the first ones" in English.
In a sentence
Ensimmäiset askeleet ovat usein haparoivia.
The first steps are often tentative.
The word 'ensimmäiset' is used as an ordinal describing the noun 'askeleet' (steps), indicating their position as the very beginning or the first ones.
Poimimme ensimmäiset omenat puutarhasta.
We picked the first apples from the garden.
Here, 'ensimmäiset' qualifies 'omenat' (apples), specifying those which were picked earliest in order.
Ensimmäiset kymmenen minuuttia meni odottaessa.
The first ten minutes were spent waiting.
In this sentence, 'ensimmäiset' refers to a time span, emphasizing the initial segment of the whole duration.
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