This is the 170th most frequent Estonian word.
esimene
"Esimene" means "first" in English.
In this sentence, 'esimene' is used as an ordinal adjective to signify the initial occurrence of an event.
See on minu esimene kord Eestis.
This is my first time in Estonia.
Here, 'esimesena' is used as an adverb to denote the first sequence in an action.
Ta tuli esimesena kohale.
He arrived first.
In this case, 'esimene' is used metaphorically to describe the initial phase of a process or challenge.