No. 57 in Serbian
први
"Први" means "first" in English.
In a sentence
Ова је мој први час српског језика.
This is my first Serbian language class.
Here, 'први' (prvi) is used as an ordinal adjective meaning 'first', describing the noun 'час' (class).
Мој први задатак је да научим основе.
My first task is to learn the basics.
In this context, 'први' signifies the ordinal position of a task (first) and modifies the noun 'задатак' (task).
Први пут сам чуо за то јуче.
I heard about this for the first time yesterday.
Here, 'први' forms the phrase 'први пут' (prvi put), meaning 'for the first time' in this fixed expression.
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