eel

In a sentence

• Pean oma kodutööd täna õhtul eel ära tegema.

  I need to finish my homework beforehand this evening.

  Here, 'eel' is used as a part of the construction 'eel ära' to signify completing something earlier.

• Selle raamatu eel lugesin teist põnevat lugu.

  Before this book, I read another interesting story.

  In this sentence, 'eel' is utilized to denote something prior, in a temporal sense.

• Koosoleku eel valmistati materjalid ette.

  Before the meeting, the materials were prepared.

  Here, 'eel' is used to indicate the time just before the meeting.