No. 620 in Norwegian
første
"Første" means "first" in English.
In a sentence
Dette er den første gangen jeg besøker Norge.
This is the first time I am visiting Norway.
Here, 'første' is used as an ordinal number indicating the initial occurrence of an event.
På første plass i konkurransen står Marta.
In first place in the competition stands Marta.
In this sentence, 'første' is used to describe the ranking position of a person in a competition.
Jeg tok første vei til venstre etter krysset.
I took the first road to the left after the intersection.
Here, 'første' specifies the sequential order of a choice in a direction.
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