No. 1,384 in German
erstmals
"Erstmals" means "for the first time" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe dieses Buch erstmals in der Schule gelesen.
I read this book for the first time in school.
In this sentence, 'erstmals' is used to indicate the first occurrence of an action (reading the book).
Erstmals seit Jahren besuchte er seine Heimatstadt.
For the first time in years, he visited his hometown.
Here, 'erstmals' conveys the idea of an action (visiting the hometown) happening again after a long time or for the first time in a specific duration.
Die Idee wurde erstmals im 19. Jahrhundert vorgeschlagen.
The idea was proposed for the first time in the 19th century.
In this sentence, 'erstmals' tells us the initial occurrence of an event (proposal of the idea).
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