Polyglot Dictionary

erster

/ˈeːɐ̯stɐ/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

common form
erste
neuter
erstes

Meaning

  1. first

    • Das ist mein erster Tag hier.

      This is my first day here.

Similar words

anfänglich

Close, near-synonym for "initial, first."

ursprünglich

Close — first and original overlap.

Similar in other languages

French

premier

premier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "first."

Portuguese

primeiro

primeiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "first."

Practice

1 What does erster mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist mein ___ Tag hier.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erster?

See also

adjectivecore-vocabulary

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