Meaning
Introduces the primary or most important point, emphasizing that something is considered first above others.
Primary Function
Emphasizing priority or root cause
Communicative Purpose
Highlighting the most important aspect in explanations, debates, or arguments
Pattern
in erster Linie
Core Structure
in erster Linie
Função primária
Emphasizing priority or root cause
Propósito comunicativo
Highlighting the most important aspect in explanations, debates, or arguments
Situações de gatilho
Stating priority in arguments, identifying the main reason in explanations, presenting the core point in presentations
Contextos
formal discussions, business meetings, academic texts
Padrão
in erster Linie
Estrutura central
in erster Linie
Slots de substituição
No variable slots
Colocados típicos
- erstens
- hauptsächlich
- überwiegend
Substituições comuns
- hauptsächlich (etwas alltäglicher)
- überwiegend (betont Quantität)
Erros comuns
Confusion with 'erstens' (first in a list) or 'zuerst' (first in time); missing accompanying prepositional phrase (e.g., 'in erster Linie als...')
Similar / contraste
hauptsächlich, vor allem, zuerst
Interferências
L1 interference: may be confused with 'erstens' (first item in a list) or with the literal translation 'in the line'.
Família do chunk
- erstens
- hauptsächlich
- vor allem
Nuance
Formal but not stiff; suitable for structured argumentation
Efeito pragmático
Establishes a clear hierarchy of arguments
Dica de memória
first priority
Nota
Die Formulierung eignet sich besonders für formelle Argumentationen und schriftliche Analysen, wirkt jedoch in lockeren Gesprächen etwas gestelzt.
Upgrade path
in erster Linie jedoch (zur Kontrastierung)
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