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N3

前者は

💡Meaning

The former ~ the latter

📝Usage

前者は~、後者は~

⚠️Notes

A formal way to refer to two things that were just mentioned. "The former is... and the latter is..." (e.g., 犬と猫が好きだが、前者は忠実で、後者は自由気ままだ。- I like dogs and cats; the former are loyal, and the latter are capricious.)