No. 193 in Latvian

pirmajā

"In the first" (locative form of "pirmais").

In a sentence

Grāmata tika izlasīta pirmajā nedēļas nogalē.
The book was read during the first weekend.
Here, 'pirmajā' functions as a locative case of 'pirmais', indicating the temporal context of 'the first weekend'.
Pirmajā lapaspusē ir autogrāfs no autora.
On the first page, there is an autograph from the author.
In this sentence, 'pirmajā' is used to describe the locative case referring to 'the first page'.
Mūsu komanda uzvarēja sacīkstēs pirmajā reizē.
Our team won the race on the first attempt.
This usage of 'pirmajā' represents the occurrence in the locative case of 'the first time'.

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