No. 59 in Afrikaans
vorige
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In a sentence
Ek het die vorige dag 'n piekniek gehou.
I had a picnic the previous day.
Here, 'vorige' is used as an adjective to denote the day prior to the current one.
Die vorige eienaar het die huis nuut geverf.
The previous owner painted the house recently.
In this sentence, 'vorige' describes the earlier owner, indicating a former possession.
Ons sal verbeter op ons vorige poging.
We will improve on our previous attempt.
'Vorige' is used to refer to a past effort, emphasizing a preceding action.
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