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första

first

Meaning

first

In Swedish: på plats nummer 1; främsta, tidigaste

Practise första

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What does första mean?

första in a sentence

  • första kvartalet
    the first quarter
  • en första anblick
    at first sight
  • förste ombudsman
    senior ombudsman (officer)
  • förste ambassadsekreterare
    first secretary
  • förste arkivarie
    senior archivist
  • förste byråingenjör
    higher technical officer
  • förste handläggare
    principal administrator

Expressions

  • i första hand
    in the first place
  • för det första
    firstly
  • för första gången
    for the first time

Questions

What does första mean in English?

första means “first”.

Nearby common words

första is number 219 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 215händer hands
  • 216helt wholly, completely
  • 217kvinna woman
  • 218era your, yours (possessed by the multiple individuals addressed, of multiple things), you (vocative determiner used before a plural noun, regardless of gender)
  • 220åka go, ride, drive, fall, slip, slide
  • 221länge long
  • 222kväll evening
  • 223håll way, direction
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary