No. 1,280 in German
erstes
"Erstes" means "first" in English.
In a sentence
Am ersten Tag der Schule war ich sehr aufgeregt.
On the first day of school, I was very excited.
In this sentence, 'erstes' is used as 'ersten', the genitive form referring to 'Tag' (day); it designates sequence or order as 'first.'
Er hat zum ersten Mal den Marathon gelaufen.
He ran the marathon for the first time.
Here, 'erstes' appears in the phrase 'zum ersten Mal,' indicating an ordinal aspect, specifying the first instance of an event.
Das ist mein erstes Buch, das ich geschrieben habe.
This is my first book that I wrote.
In this context, 'erstes' describes 'mein Buch,' attributing a sequence or precedence, implying it is the initial book written by the person.
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