how to pronounce ersten

/ʔɛɐ̯stn̩/

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ersten is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ersten in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… und dann wird man zum ersten mal ein 1 2 …”

meanings of ersten

numeral:

Strong genitive masculine/neuter singular.
Strong dative plural.
Strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular.
Weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular.
Weak/mixed all-case plural.

noun:

Strong genitive/accusative singular.
Strong dative plural.
Weak/mixed genitive/dative/accusative singular.
Weak/mixed genitive/dative singular.
Weak/mixed all-case plural.

ersten frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word ersten occurs in german on average 535.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.