No. 6,623 in Dutch
voorheen
Previously.
In a sentence
Voorheen woonde hij in Amsterdam.
Previously, he lived in Amsterdam.
The word "voorheen" is used here to express that something occurred or existed earlier in time.
Dit gebouw was voorheen een school.
This building was previously a school.
In this sentence, "voorheen" indicates that the function or identity of the subject of the sentence was different in the past compared to now.
Voorheen was het verkeer hier minder druk.
Previously, the traffic here was less busy.
Here, "voorheen" is used to describe a past condition or situation, denoting a comparison between past and present.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “voorheen” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “voorheen” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).