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första
first
Meaning
first
In Swedish: på plats nummer 1; främsta, tidigaste
Practise första
1 / 1What does första mean?
första in a sentence
- första kvartaletthe first quarter
- en första anblickat first sight
- förste ombudsmansenior ombudsman (officer)
- förste ambassadsekreterarefirst secretary
- förste arkivariesenior archivist
- förste byråingenjörhigher technical officer
- förste handläggareprincipal administrator
Expressions
- i första handin the first place
- för det förstafirstly
- för första gångenfor 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

