This is the 318th most frequent Afrikaans word.
voormalige
Former.
In this sentence, 'voormalige' is an adjective describing 'president', indicating that the person was a president in the past.
Die voormalige president het 'n boek geskryf.
The former president wrote a book.
Here, 'voormalige' describes 'fabriek', specifying that it was a factory but is no longer used as one.
Hulle het die voormalige fabriek in 'n museum omskep.
They converted the former factory into a museum.
In this example, 'voormalige' qualifies 'huis', indicating that it was previously the residence of the artist.