Last Updated：2025/11/21

(sequence, idiomatic) to begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start, / (idiomatic) at all, even (typically in non-negated statements)

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Source Word

in the first place

IPA(Pronunciation)

idiomatic sequence

Japanese Meaning

まず第一に、最初に / 最初に、初めに / 元々、初めの時点で / そもそも、全く

We should have clarified the budget in the first place before approving any new projects.

新しいプロジェクトを承認する前に、まず最初に予算を明確にしておくべきでした。

Sense（1）

(sequence, idiomatic) to begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start,

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) at all, even (typically in non-negated statements)

Why does this exist in the first place?