No. 211 in Indonesian
mantan
"Ex" (referring to a former partner, position, or status).
In a sentence
Mantan saya masih sering menghubungi saya.
My ex still often contacts me.
In this sentence, 'mantan' is used as a noun that refers to an ex-partner, likely in a romantic relationship.
Dia menyimpan barang-barang dari mantan pekerjanya sebagai kenang-kenangan.
He keeps items from his former employee as memorabilia.
Here, 'mantan' is used as an adjective to describe someone who used to be in a particular role or position, in this case, a former employee.
Sebagian besar pengunjung museum adalah mantan anggota komunitas itu.
Most visitors to the museum are former members of that community.
In this usage, 'mantan' functions as an attributive noun describing former affiliation, specifying ex-members of a community.
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