This is the 886th most frequent Armenian word.
անցյալ
"Անցյալ" in English means "past."
In this sentence, 'անցյալ' is used as an adjective modifying 'տարի' to specify the time period as the previous year.
Անցյալ տարի մենք այցելեցինք Փարիզ։
Last year we visited Paris.
Here, 'անցյալ' is used as a noun referring to the concept of 'the past'.
Անցյալը միշտ մեզ հետ է։
The past is always with us.
In this usage, 'անցյալ' functions as an adjective describing 'թեման' to indicate it was the prior topic discussed.