No. 3,328 in Arabic
سابق
Previous; former; prior.
In a sentence
كان المدير السابق ناجحًا في عمله.
The previous manager was successful in his work.
Here, the word 'سابق' functions as an adjective modifying the noun 'مدير', meaning 'previous' or 'former'.
حطم المتسابق الرقم القياسي السابق.
The racer broke the previous record.
In this sentence, 'سابق' is used as an adjective describing 'رقم قياسي', indicating something that existed earlier or before.
في السابق، كانت الأمور أبسط.
In the past, things were simpler.
Here, 'سابق' is used as a noun within the prepositional phrase 'في السابق', referring to previous times or past events.
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