No. 5,658 in Russian
прежней
"Прежней" means "former" or "previous" in English.
In a sentence
Она продолжает работать на своей прежней работе.
She continues to work at her former job.
In this sentence, 'прежней' is used as an adjective in its instrumental case feminine singular form, describing the previous or former state of the work she continues to be involved in.
После ремонта квартира не стала прежней.
After the renovation, the apartment didn't remain the same as before.
Here, 'прежней' appears in the instrumental case feminine singular, relating to how the apartment's state or condition is no longer like it was previously.
Её прежней однокурсницы никто не помнил.
Nobody remembered her former classmate.
In this example, 'прежней' qualifies the noun 'однокурсницы' (classmate), denoting the former or previous association of the mentioned person.
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