precedente: previous — Italian Adjective

adjective preh-CHEH-den-teh Common

Also means

precedent

Usage Note

Precedente is invariable in gender (same form for masculine and feminine): il caso precedente, la settimana precedente. As a noun (il precedente) it means 'precedent'; precedenti penali means 'criminal record'. Plural adds -i: i casi precedenti.

Examples

"Nel capitolo precedente abbiamo visto questo."

Natural Translation

In the previous chapter we saw this.

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