No. 11,185 in French
précedente
"Précedente" means "previous" or "preceding" (feminine form).
In a sentence
La semaine précédente, nous avons visité un musée.
The previous week, we visited a museum.
Here, 'précedente' is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'semaine' to indicate that the action took place in the week before the current one.
Dans le paragraphe précédent, l'auteur présente ses arguments principaux.
In the previous paragraph, the author presents their main arguments.
In this sentence, 'précedent' functions as an adjective describing the noun 'paragraphe', specifying the one directly preceding the current context.
Elle a mentionné que l'événement précédent était plus organisé.
She mentioned that the previous event was more organized.
The term 'précédente' here, used in its feminine form to agree with 'événement', refers to an event occurring prior to a currently being discussed one.
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