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früher

A1 Adjective / Adverb frequency rank #368

What früher means

Adjective

  1. formerly, in the past (often years ago, in contrast to nowadays)
  2. former, erstwhile, previous (that which once was, but no longer is)

Adverb

  1. formerly, in the past (often years ago, in contrast to nowadays)

Forms

Adjective | Adverb

Pronunciation

früher in a sentence

Das Museumsgebäude diente früher als Postamt.

The museum building formerly functioned as a post office.

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früher is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #368 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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