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No. 8,719 in Russian

первую

"Первую" means "the first" (feminine, accusative case) in English.

In a sentence

  • Я хочу сделать это в первую очередь.

    I want to do this first of all.

    In this sentence, 'в первую очередь' means 'first of all' and highlights priority.

  • Это книга, которую я прочитал первую.

    This is the book I read first.

    Here, 'первую' is in accusative case, feminine gender, matching 'книга'.

  • На первую встречу пришли все сотрудники.

    All employees came to the first meeting.

    Here, 'первую' is in the accusative case, singular feminine, modifying 'встречу' to indicate the first of a sequence.

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