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ehemalig

former

adjective EH-eh-mah-likh Common
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

ex-

Usage Note

ehemalig is a formal attributive adjective meaning 'former', used before titles and roles like der ehemalige Präsident ('the former president'). For people you'd often shorten it in speech to Ex-, as in mein Ex-Chef ('my ex-boss').

Examples

"Das ist mein ehemaliger Lehrer."

Natural Translation

That is my former teacher.

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