bývalý

bývalý

"Former" or "ex-"

Here, 'bývalý' is used as an adjective meaning 'former', describing a previous teacher the speaker had.

Můj bývalý učitel mě naučil mnoho věcí.

My former teacher taught me many things.

In this sentence, 'bývalý' signifies that the place used to be a hotel but is not anymore, highlighting a change in purpose or identity.

To bývalý hotel je nyní tělocvična.

That former hotel is now a gym.

Here, 'bývalé' (a form of 'bývalý') is used in plural to describe conversations that occurred in the past, indicating a prior time period relative to the present.

Pamatuji si na naše bývalé rozhovory.

I remember our past conversations.