Adverb
zuerst
Pronunciation: /tsuˈʔeːɐ̯st/
first, firstly
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Meanings
Adverb
- first, firstly
- at first
Example sentence
Warum hast du mir das nicht zuerst erzählt?
Why didn't you tell me that first?
Usage
- zuerst …, dann … — Orders actions: first one, then the next.
- zuerst / zum ersten Mal — Doing something first differs from doing it for the first time.
Zuerst waschen wir das Gemüse, dann schneiden wir es.
First we wash the vegetables, then we cut them.