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former

USAGE NOTE
This word must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 3).
former(
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. antiguo
The country was a republic of the former Soviet Union.El país era una república de la antigua Unión Soviética.
b. ex
Much of the city's success is down to the initiatives of its former mayor.Mucho del éxito de la ciudad se debe a las iniciativas del ex alcalde.
a. primero
I think her former suggestion sounds more acceptable.Yo creo que su primera sugerencia parece más aceptable.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el primero
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la primera
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Of the two novels he has written, the former is probably the best.De las dos novelas que ha escrito, la primera es probablemente la mejor.
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