Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common
förra
former
Meaning
former
In Swedish: förutvarande; tidigare
Practise förra
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förra in a sentence
- den förre presidententhe former president
- i förra veckanlast week
- Den bilen ser inte något vidare ut, låt oss titta på den förra igen iställetThat car doesn't look very nice, let us instead have a look at the last one again
- förra åretlast year
- Det förra kapitletThe first chapter
Questions
What does förra mean in English?
förra means “former”.
Similar words
tidigareförutvarande
Origin
From Old Swedish fyrre, from Old Norse fyrri, from Proto-Germanic *furizô, comparative of Proto-Germanic *furi, *furai.
Nearby common words
förra is number 738 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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