No. 15,494 in Russian
предшествующего
"Previous" or "preceding."
In a sentence
Мы обсудили события предшествующего дня.
We discussed the events of the preceding day.
The word 'предшествующего' is used as an adjective in the genitive case to describe 'дня', indicating it precedes the current day.
Результаты предшествующего исследования помогли нам лучше понять данный феномен.
The results of the preceding study helped us better understand this phenomenon.
'Предшествующего' here modifies 'исследования' in the genitive case, referring to a study conducted before the current situation.
Я основываюсь на опыте предшествующего руководителя.
I base my approach on the experience of the preceding manager.
'Предшествующего' specifies 'руководителя' in the genitive case, denoting the manager who held the position earlier.
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