Ensimäinen

Ensimäinen is a Finnish word that translates to "first" in English. It is commonly used in various contexts to indicate the ordinal position of something. For example, "ensimmäinen päivä" means "the first day" and "ensimmäinen kerta" translates to "the first time." The word is derived from the Finnish word "ensi," which can mean "next" or "coming," and the superlative suffix "-mäinen."

The usage of "ensimmäinen" is straightforward and follows standard grammatical rules in Finnish. It can be declined to agree with the noun it modifies in terms of case and number. For instance, "ensimmäiseen" is the illative case of "ensimmäinen," used when indicating movement into something.

Beyond its literal meaning, "ensimmäinen" can also carry a sense of priority or importance. It might be used to emphasize that something is the most significant or the earliest occurrence of a particular event. The concept of "first" is fundamental in many aspects of life, from sequences of events to rankings and achievements, and "ensimmäinen" serves as the direct linguistic representation of this concept in the Finnish language.