Vocabulary

前者

the former; the first

noun
N3 freq #13

Example sentences

The former is better than the latter.

I prefer Noh to Kabuki, because the former looks more elegant to me than the latter.

I like a dog better than a cat, for the former is more faithful than the latter.

Health is above wealth: this doesn't give so much pleasure as that.

Health is above wealth, for the former is more important than the latter.

Love is above money. The latter can't give as much happiness as the former.

Joan and Jane are sisters. The former is a pianist.

Of these two opinions, I prefer the latter to the former.