No. 455 in Polish
wcześniej
"Earlier" or "previously."
In a sentence
Wcześniej wstałem, aby zdążyć na autobus.
I woke up earlier to catch the bus.
The word 'wcześniej' indicates an action that occurred earlier than another point in time, demonstrating adverbial use for earlier time reference.
Spotkałem go wcześniej tego dnia.
I met him earlier that day.
Here, 'wcześniej' is used to denote a prior moment earlier on the same day.
Wiedziałem o tym wcześniej, zanim mi powiedział.
I knew about it earlier, before he told me.
The term 'wcześniej' in this context is implying that the knowledge existed prior to the moment of being informed.
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