No. 41 in Greek
πριν
"Πριν" means "before" in English.
In a sentence
Πήγαινα στη δουλειά πριν αρχίσει να βρέχει.
I was going to work before it started raining.
Here, 'πριν' is used as a conjunction to indicate a prior event.
Θέλω να ξεκουραστώ πριν το δείπνο.
I want to rest before dinner.
In this instance, 'πριν' serves as a preposition followed by a noun to denote an earlier time compared to an event.
Δεν είχα ξαναδει την ταινία πριν.
I had not seen the movie before.
'Πριν' is used as an adverb here, indicating a time prior to the moment referred to.
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