No. 25 in Norwegian
tidligere
Earlier; previously.
In a sentence
Han bodde tidligere i Oslo.
He previously lived in Oslo.
In this sentence, 'tidligere' is used as an adverb to indicate that the action (living in Oslo) took place in the past.
Tidligere erfaring er en fordel.
Previous experience is an advantage.
Here, 'tidligere' acts as an adjective to describe the noun 'erfaring' (experience), indicating it occurred before the current time period.
Hun fikk tidligere beskjed om møtet.
She was previously informed about the meeting.
This usage of 'tidligere' as an adverb clarifies the timing of the action (being informed) as happening before now or another mentioned event.
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