No. 40 in Swedish
första
"Första" in English means "first."
In a sentence
Det var kärlek vid första ögonkastet.
It was love at first sight.
In this sentence, 'första' is used to describe the noun 'ögonkastet', meaning 'sight', indicating that it was the initial sight.
Den första personen jag pratade med var mycket trevlig.
The first person I talked to was very nice.
Here, 'första' functions as an ordinal adjective modifying the noun 'personen', showing the sequence or order, i.e., the initial or number one individual.
Jag gick till första affären jag såg.
I went to the first store I saw.
In this context, 'första' emphasizes the order with respect to 'affären' or 'store', marking it as the initial one encountered.
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