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früener
"Früener" is not standard German; it may be a dialectal term. Depending on context, it could mean "earlier" or "in the past."
In a sentence
Früher war alles anders.
Earlier, everything was different.
Used as a temporal adverb to refer to a past time period.
Früher ging ich oft spazieren.
Earlier, I often went for walks.
Used to indicate habitual activities in the past.
Früher haben die Menschen ohne Elektrizität gelebt.
Earlier, people lived without electricity.
Refers to historical contexts or conditions in bygone eras.
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