No. 724 in German
erster
"Erster" means "first" in English.
In a sentence
Ich war der erste, der den Raum betreten hat.
I was the first to enter the room.
In this sentence, 'erste' is used as an adjective describing the position in an order or sequence.
Am ersten Tag der Woche sind wir spazieren gegangen.
On the first day of the week, we went for a walk.
In this sentence, 'ersten' is the dative form of 'erste,' used because it follows the preposition 'am' combined with 'Tag' in the dative case.
Der erste Eindruck ist oft entscheidend.
The first impression is often decisive.
Here, 'erste' describes 'Eindruck,' serving as an adjective to specify the sequence or priority of impressions.
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