How to say former in Japanese

JLPTN3
元【もとmoto】旧・故

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun / prefix noun:

  • former; ex-; past; one-time

Example Sentences

ロバートROBAATO・ハンセン/HANSENがga、旧ソ連kyuusorenにni秘密情報himitsujouhouをwo売りさばいたurisabaita容疑yougiでde逮捕taihoされたsareta。
Robert Hansen was arrested on suspicion of having sold off secret information to the former Soviet Union.
自爆テロjibakuTERO犯hanはhaベナジル・ブットBENAJIRU/BUTTO元首相motoshushouにni向けてmukete発砲happouしたshitaがga、弾tamaはhaそれたsoreta。
The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.
２００６年nen９月kugatsuのno軍事gunjiクーデターKUUDETAAでde失脚shikkyaku、事実上jijitsujou亡命boumei中chuuだったdattaタイTAIのnoタクシンTAKUSHIN元首相motoshushouがga２８日nichi、約yaku１年半ぶりburiにni帰国kikokuしたshita。
Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half.
某bou連盟renmei元moto会長kaichouがga背任haininのno容疑yougiでde逮捕taihoされましたsaremashita。
The former president of a certain association has been arrested on suspicion of breach of trust.
新婚shinkonなnaのにnoni子供kodomo？そうsou・・・息子musukoはha父親chichioyaのno連れ子tsureko。彼kareはhaバツイチBATSUICHIというわけだtoiuwakeda。
Newly weds but with a child? Yes, that's right - the son is from the father's former marriage. He's been divorced once.

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