Adverb

zuerst

first, at first, first of all

Zuerst putze ich die Zähne.

First, I brush my teeth.

Zuerst war ich skeptisch, aber dann hat es geklappt.

At first I was skeptical, but then it worked.

((sentence position 1)) first Zuerst putze ich die Zähne.

Synonyms: anfangs, zunächst, als Erstes; Antonyms: zuletzt, am Ende, schließlich

From 'zu' (to, at) + 'erst' (first). Literally 'at first'.

Think of a sequence of events. 'zu' points 'to' the 'erst' (first) thing you do.

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