No. 817 in Lithuanian
pirmasis
"First."
In a sentence
Jis buvo pirmasis, kuris atėjo į susitikimą.
He was the first to arrive at the meeting.
Here, 'pirmasis' is used as an ordinal number to indicate the first person in a sequence or order, emphasizing priority or precedence.
Mano pirmasis bandymas rašyti romaną buvo nesėkmingas.
My first attempt at writing a novel was unsuccessful.
In this context, 'pirmasis' functions as an attribute to describe the initial attempt, indicating it as the first in a potential series of attempts.
Pirmasis Pasaulinis karas prasidėjo 1914 metais.
The First World War began in 1914.
Here, 'pirmasis' is used as part of a proper noun to denote the sequence of worldwide conflicts, specifically distinguishing it as the initial one.
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