No. 185 in Slovenian
najprej
"Najprej" means "first" or "firstly" in English.
In a sentence
Najprej sem pojedel zajtrk.
First, I ate breakfast.
In this sentence, 'najprej' indicates the chronological order of actions, meaning the first action performed.
Najprej poskusi narediti naloge sam, nato pa ti bom pomagal.
First, try to do the tasks yourself, and then I will help you.
Here, 'najprej' expresses the initial step in a sequence before another action.
Vedno najprej preveri prometne informacije preden greš na pot.
Always check the traffic information first before you go on a trip.
In this context, 'najprej' suggests an important preliminary action to be done before proceeding.
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