No. 42 in Bulgarian
преди
The Bulgarian word "преди" means "before" in English.
In a sentence
Преди три дни отидох на екскурзия.
Three days ago, I went on a trip.
In this sentence, 'преди' is used as an adverb to denote a point of time in the past relative to the present.
Моля те, затвори прозореца преди да завали.
Please close the window before it starts raining.
Here, 'преди' is used as a conjunction to indicate an event (closing the window) occurring prior to another event (starting to rain).
Това място изглеждаше различно преди години.
This place looked different years ago.
In this context, 'преди' functions as an adverb to specify a distant point of time in the past relative to now.
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