Usage Note
Suivant functions as an adjective (le jour suivant = 'the following day') and also as a preposition meaning 'according to' (suivant les règles = 'according to the rules'). As a noun, le suivant / la suivante means 'the next one'. It is the present participle of suivre ('to follow'), giving it both adjectival and prepositional roles.
Examples
"Nous partons le jour suivant."
Natural Translation
We leave the following day.

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