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früher

In English: formerly, in the past, earlier (comparative of früh = early)

A1ADVERB
LevelA1
Meaningformerly, in the past, earlier (comparative of früh = early)

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Example sentences

Dieses Gebäude war früher ein Krankenhaus.

This building used to be a hospital.

Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Früher gab es doch hier etwas.

There used to be something here.

Tatoeba · ozzie · CC BY 2.0 FR
Waren Sie früher schon einmal hier?

Have you ever been here before?

Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Warum hast du mich nicht früher angerufen?

Why didn't you ring me earlier?

Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wenn du das nur früher gesagt hättest!

If only you'd said that earlier.

Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR

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