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früher

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German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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früher (strong nominative masculine singular früherer, not comparable)

  1. former, previous
  2. earlier
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 5/2010, page 101:
      Ein 20-köpfiges Team von Top-Bergsteigern aus Nepal will sich Ende April auf den Weg in die Gipfelregion des Mount Everest machen, um den Zivilisationsmüll zu beseitigen, den frühere Expeditionen dort hinterlassen haben.
      A team of 20 top mountain climbers from Nepal wants to head to the summit region of Mount Everest at the end of April to clean up the waste of civilization that earlier expeditions have left behind there.
Declension
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Adverb

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früher

  1. formerly
  2. sooner
Usage notes
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Often used in sentences where English uses the used to construction; in this capacity mal is also often added, for example:

  • Früher bin ich zu Fuß zur Schule gelaufen.
    I used to walk to school.
  • Ich war früher mal in ihn verliebt.
    I used to be in love with him.

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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früher

  1. comparative degree of früh
Usage notes
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Also functions as a suppletive comparative of bald (soon); in this capacity, eher is a synonym.

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