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VocabJLPT N5
first (of all)
Adverb

Also written as 先ず

Definitions

  1. 1. first (of all)
  2. 2. firstly
  3. 3. probably
  4. 4. more or less (satisfactory)
This adverb means "first" or "first of all." It is used at the beginning of a sentence or list to indicate the first step or the starting point of an explanation or sequence of actions.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

A: Who should we ask first? B: The teacher.

Sentence 2

I thought — first, I should be kind to myself.

Sentence 3

A: Read this first. B: Yeah, I will.

Sentence 4

Today, just getting outside first — that's enough.

Sentence 5

"I'll go first," my brother said.