No. 23 in Norwegian
før
"Før" in Norwegian means "before" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg vil dra hjem før solnedgang.
I want to go home before sunset.
Here, 'før' is used as a preposition to indicate an event preceding another in time.
Han måtte gå før filmen var ferdig.
He had to leave before the movie was over.
In this case, 'før' functions as a subordinating conjunction to link the temporal relationship between two clauses.
Hun hadde aldri sett filmen før.
She had never seen the movie before.
Here, 'før' serves as an adverb to specify an action occurring prior to the current moment.
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