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How to Say ‘With the first slide’ in German

Mit der ersten Folie

mit dair AIR-sten FOH-lee-e

[mit dair AIR-sten FOH-lee-e]

💬 Usage Tip: After mit, die becomes der, and the adjective takes -en: die erste Folie turns into mit der ersten Folie. Same swap: mit der neuen Idee "with the new idea".

Phrase Breakdown

Mit der ersten

mit dair AIR-sten

With the first

'mit' takes the dative, so 'die' becomes 'der' and 'erste' becomes 'ersten'.

Example

Mit der ersten Antwort bin ich zufrieden.

I'm happy with the first answer.

Words in this phrase

Mit

[mit]

with; by

Preposition indicating the means or instrument used; takes the dative.

Example

Ich fahre mit dem Bus.

I go by bus.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

ersten

[AIR-sten]

first

Form of 'erste' after 'am', used to say on which date something happens.

Example

Wir fahren am ersten Juli in Urlaub.

We go on holiday on the first of July.

Folie

[FOH-lee-e]

slide

A single page in a presentation; feminine noun.

Example

Die nächste Folie zeigt die Zahlen.

The next slide shows the numbers.

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