Voor het eerst
Example: Ik ga morgen voor het eerst naar school.
Definition
"Voor het eerst" means doing something for the initial time or the very first occasion. It indicates the first occurrence of an action or event, such as in the sentence 'Ik ga morgen voor het eerst naar school,' meaning 'I am going to school for the first time tomorrow.'
Etymology
The phrase "voor het eerst" comes from Dutch, where 'voor' means 'for,' 'het' is the definite article 'the,' and 'eerst' means 'first.' Together, they literally translate to 'for the first,' clearly expressing the concept of the first occurrence of something. Did you know that 'eerst' is related to the English word 'first,' showing their common Germanic roots?
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"Voor het eerst" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used expressions.
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