No. 855 in Slovak
bývalej
The Slovak word "bývalej" means "former" or "ex-" (feminine form).
In a sentence
Pamätám si na časy v bývalej škole.
I remember the times in my former school.
Here, 'bývalej' is the feminine form of the adjective 'former' describing 'school', indicating something that existed in the past.
Spomínam si na bývalej láske so sentimentom.
I remember my former love with sentiment.
In this sentence, 'bývalej' is used as the dative feminine singular form of 'former', linking to 'láske' (love).
Diskutovali sme o bývalej vláde.
We discussed the former government.
The word 'bývalej', in this context, modifies 'vláde' (government) in its feminine dative singular form, referring to something that is no longer present or current.
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