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suivant

following, next

adjective swee-VAHN Less Common

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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