No. 679 in Ukrainian
перша
"Перша" means "first" (feminine form) in English.
In a sentence
Перша у черзі отримала свій квиток.
The first in line received her ticket.
Here, 'перша' is used as a numerical ordinal to indicate position, referring to 'the first (female)' in a sequence.
Це була її перша подорож за кордон.
It was her first trip abroad.
'Перша' is utilized to indicate sequence or order, as in this was her 'first' time or experience.
Перша група завершила змагання.
The first group finished the competition.
In this instance, 'перша' is used to specify which group, identified by order or rank, completed a task first.
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