German word

vorig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfoːʁɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectivelast

Example

Ich war voriges Jahr in Berlin.

I was in Berlin last year.

Illustration for vorig (last)

More examples

Im vorigen Jahr habe ich intensiver gearbeitet.

Last year, I worked more intensively.

Core concept

An item in an ordered series is marked as the one before the item currently under discussion.

Common phrases

  • im vorigen Jahr

    last year

  • in der vorigen Woche

    last week

  • die vorige Version

    the previous version

Similar words

vorherig: Describing what came directly before the event or situation under discussion.
letzte: Describing what came last in an event, series, or sequence.
früher: Describing an earlier state, period, or past habit.

Definition in German

auf etwas Vorangegangenes bezogen; das zuvor Geschehene bezeichnend

Word origin

Vorig developed from the Germanic element vor and the suffix -ig, which forms adjectives relating to a quality or relation.

Usage tips

  • For a person or institution that is no longer current, ehemalig often expresses former more clearly than vorig.

Other meanings

  • formeradjective
  • precedingadjective

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