No. 288 in Greek

περασμένο

"Περασμένο" means "past" or "gone by."

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Το περασμένο καλοκαίρι πήγαμε διακοπές στα νησιά.
Last summer we went on vacation to the islands.
In this sentence, 'περασμένο' is used as an adjective meaning 'last' or 'previous', and it modifies the noun 'καλοκαίρι' to indicate a specific past period.
Δυστυχώς, το περασμένο λεωφορείο πέρασε χωρίς να σταματήσει.
Unfortunately, the past bus passed by without stopping.
Here, 'περασμένο' describes the bus as the 'previous' one, referring to an earlier instance of a bus passing by.
Το περασμένο μήνυμα που μου έστειλες ήταν πολύ ενδιαφέρον.
The past message you sent me was very interesting.
The term 'περασμένο' in this example signifies 'previous' and is used to describe the message from an earlier time.

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