früher

(adverb)

Meanings

1.
earlier
(In comparisons.)
Opposite (closest): später
2.
back in the day
(If not used in a comparison, "früher" refers WAY back into the past. It's a common mistake to use it for "earlier today".)
Opposite (closest): heutzutage

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Time 4.2 - Words for the past

We'll go over the most important German time adverbs that refer to the various points in the past. Also: what you think "früher" is and what it actually is :)

Vocab:

gerade, vorhin, kürzlich, vor kurzem, früher,ebe


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