No. 518 in Persian

سابق

Former; previous.

In a sentence

او رئیس‌جمهور سابق کشور است.
He is the former president of the country.
Here, 'سابق' refers to a person's previous official position.
این کتاب سابق در کتابخانه موجود بود.
This book was previously available in the library.
In this sentence, 'سابق' indicates a situation that was true in the past.
دوست سابق من در آن شرکت کار می‌کند.
My former friend works at that company.
Here, 'سابق' signifies a relationship that existed in the past and is no longer the case.

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