like: Vorgänger → →
der Vorgänger ☊ 
người đi trước, bậc tiền bối ☊ 
☊ Vorgänger ☊ 前任 ☊ qiánrèn This software is much friendlier than the previous version. ☊ friendly ☊
my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me) ☊ immediate ☊